Computer Science Education in Nigeria Secondary Schools – Gap Between Policy Pronouncement and Implementation

Abstract

This study tends to look at gap between Nigeria National Computer Policy and current implementation of the computer education school practice. Policy dictates for computer hardware, maintenance and funding, teaching personnel and training, and computer curriculum were compared. Information was collected from 10 secondary schools (both public and private) located in Northeast Nigeria through a questionnaire administered to teachers and students were analyzed using frequent count and percentage statistics tools. This study is necessary particularly as Nigerian government agency, Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB ), implement compulsory Computer based Test ( CBT ).