[01] Olajide Ibironke Esther, Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria. [02] Monogbe Beatrice Oluwatoyin, Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria.

This study examined the students’ knowledge in the use of information communication technology in Faculty of Education, ekiti State University. The objective of the study is to investigate the attitude of students towards the use of information communication technology in the University. This study adopts a descriptive design of the survey type where population for the study consists of all students in the Faculty of Education in ekiti State University. Stratified Random Sampling Technique is use to select 80 students from each department making a total of 640 students selected. Findings show that there is a significant difference between students’ knowledge, students’ attitude to information communication technology, students’ knowledge of various departments, attitude of students of various departments and the use of information communication technology in ekiti state university. As such, the study concludes that the level of students’ knowledge of information communication technology is high, the attitude of students towards information communication technology usage in ekiti State University varies and utilization of information communication technology among students are low. Based on the findings, the study recommended that School management should provide adequate functioning internet facilities and provision of wireless network so that students can have full access to internet wherever they are within the school environment.

Student Knowledge, Student Attitude, Information Communication Technology

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