Assessment of the availability and utilization of ICT resources for teaching and learning purposes in JHS of the Effutu Municipality

Abstract

This study examined the availability and usage of ICT for instructional purposes in the Junior High Schools in the Effutu Municipality. The population for the study included all teachers teaching in Junior High Schools in Effutu Municipality. Descriptive survey was the design used for the study. Simple random was used in selecting the schools that participated for the study. A sample size of thity-one respondents was used for the study. Census was used to include all teachers in the selected schools to form part the study. Findings showed the lack of ICT facilities in Junior High Schools resulting in the inability of teacher to integrate ICT in the teaching and learning process. The findings also showed that most of the teachers do not have the required competencies to integrate ICT in the teaching and learning process. It was therefore, recommended that government and other stakeholders of education aid in the provision of ICT facilities in the Junior High Schools within the Effutu Municipality to make teaching more effective. It also concludes that the schools faced a lack of ICT facilities, internet connectivity, and other ICT facilities. Thus, it is not easy to integrate ICT for instructional purposes. As such, teachers are forced to use traditional teaching and learning approaches. As a result, the lack of ICT facilities and internet access hampered the adoption of ICT in schools. The study also concluded that most teachers in Junior High Schools in Effutu Municipality lack the required competencies to integrate ICT in teaching and learning. The study also concludes that ICT facilities are scarcely used for instructional purposes in Junior High schools in Effutu Municipality.