Abstract:
The study was conducted to determine the use of ICT in teaching and learning in
Mpraeso Senior High Schools in the Kwahu South District. The study was guided by
three research questions. The study was a descriptive survey and had a population of
one hundred and seven respondents. The multi-stage sampling procedures were used
to select the sample for the study. A questionnaire was developed to elicit information
from the respondents. Validity and reliability of the instrument were ensured by
making the instrument available to experts and the supervisor for scrutiny and the
instrument pilot tested in Nkwatia Senior High School in the Kwahu East District.
The data gathered were analysed using tables, frequencies, and percentages. The study
revealed that the integration of ICT in the teaching makes the lesson more interesting.
It was further revealed that ICT improves lesson presentation. It was noticeable from
the study that the availability of ICT tools in teaching and learning was limited. The
study revealed that most teachers have low knowledge of the use of ICT in teaching.
It was further found that teachers have not been given adequate training in the use of
ICT in teaching. The study recommends that the head of the schools should encourage
the teachers in the schools to make appropriate use of ICT facilities in the teaching
and learning process. The researcher further recommends that the Ministry of
Education should make budgetary allocations annually to maintain, replace, and
expand ICT facilities in the school. The Head of the school should intermittently
organize in-service education and training on the use of ICT for the teachers in the
school.
Description:
A dissertation in the Department of Information Technology Education,
Faculty of Applied Sciences and Mathematics Education, submitted to the School
of Graduate Studies in partial fulfilment
of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Science
(Information Technology Education)
in the University of Education, Winneba
