MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) PROJECTS IN EDUCATION: A CASE OF E-ACCESSIBILITY, FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (SPECIAL), OYO

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ABSTRACT

Despite the huge amount of money invested on ICT projects in education, little or no effort has been put in place to monitor and evaluate these projects to ensure that they fulfil the objectives for which the projects were executed. It is insufficient to just place computers in schools to have an impact on student learning, there is a need for training, policy formulation and the development of a monitoring and evaluation plan. This study examined the influence of monitoring and evaluation on the e-accessibility project at Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo. To achieve the objectives of the study, three research questions were formulated. Case study research design was adopted, and data were collected using both structured and unstructured questionnaires. The sample for the study consisted of ten students with visual impairment, two lecturers, and two staff of the e-accessibility centre. Data collected using the structured questionnaire were analyzed using frequency table, while data collected using the unstructured questionnaire were analyzed using inductive analysis. Findings revealed among others that the level of awareness of the project within the college community is high, that the e-accessibility project has partially impacted the students of the college and that there is need for teachers of persons with visual impairment to employ these facilities when teaching their students. It was recommended among others that; a monitoring and evaluation plan should be developed for any ICT project and should be incorporated at the beginning of the project before it is implemented; donor organizations should organize training for the staff and students from whom the project is intended; and that donor organizations should also monitor and evaluate their projects from time to time.