Israel Ogbonnaya NWAGBO

The study investigated the role of ICT as a change agent for quality education in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Three research questions were raised to guide the study. The population of the study comprised of over eighty thousand undergraduate students (80,000) in tertiary institutions of Edo State while the sample for the study comprised two hundred and eight (208) students randomly selected from different schools. Structured questionnaires titled: The role of ICT as a change agent for quality education in tertiary institutions in Nigeria was used for data collection. The questionnaire was validated by the researcher's supervisor as well as two other experts in the Department of Curriculum and Instructional Technology while the Cronbach’s alpha reliability method was adopted to ascertain the reliability of the instrument which yielded a co-efficient index of .766. Data were analyzed with simple percentage, mean and standard deviation. The study concluded that ICT is a change agent for quality education in tertiary institutions. Strategies for effective use and implementation of ICT in tertiary institutions. From statistics, the percentage of students who agree that the ICT is a change agent for quality education in tertiary institutions is hundred percent (100%) which means that all students see ICT is a change agent for quality education in tertiary institutions