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ABSTRACT
This study aimed at examining the impact of information and communication technology on performance of adult learners in literacy centers in Edo State. Information and communication technology (ICT) at present are influencing every aspect of human life. They are playing salient roles and making impact in work places, business, education and entertainment. Moreover, many people recognize ICTs as catalysts for change; change in working conditions, handling and exchanging information, teaching methods, learning approaches, scientific research and accessing information. This study attempts in answering the following questions (1) what are the usefulness of ICT on performance of adult learners ? (2) How efficient and effective is the use of ICT resources on performance of adult learners ? (3) What are the factors militating against the application of ICT on performance of adult learners ? (4) To what extent is ICT utilized on performance of adult learners in Edo State? Survey design was employed to collect data from professional and paraprofessional cadre of Oredo local government literacy centers using questionnaire. Cluster sampling technique was used in selecting the data collected during the study. For the purpose of data collection, twenty items questionnaire was designed to gather information from a total of hundred respondents. The data collected were analyzed with the use of frequency distribution and simple percentages. The findings reveal some factors acting as impediments to the impacts of ICT on performance of adult learners which are inadequate and unreliable ICT infrastructures, lack of training facilities, inadequate personnel, automation at infancy level, lack of technical know-how etc. The study concludes that information and communication technology has contributed immensely to the performance of adult learners and of adult education programmes regardless of all the limitations characterizing its application. The result of findings and their implications on performance of adult learners are discussed and recommendations suggested.
