Abstract:
The aim of the study was to find out perception of teachers on the teaching of ICT in
basic schools in Atwima Nwabiagya District of Ashanti Region. Specifically, it was
designed to elicit respondents’ view on the importance of teaching ICT. It also sought to
determine the challenges that affect the effective teaching of ICT. More so, the study
sought to examine the support the teachers receive from school administrators with
respect to the teaching of ICT. Fifty seven ICT basic school teachers were randomly
selected to respond to self-completion questionnaire which was in the form of a rating
scale, the main research instrument used for the data collection. Data collected were
analysed using descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages, means and standard
deviations. The findings from the study indicated that participants agreed to the relevance
of teaching ICT to the students of basic schools. In addition, participants also agreed that
they face challenges such as inadequate power supply, lack of qualified computer
technicians, and inadequate number of computers when teaching ICT in the basic
schools. Furthermore, participants of the study indicated that they do not receive support
from school administrators when teaching ICT in basic schools. From these findings, it
was recommended that government should provide schools with adequate ICT
infrastructure to enable schools provide effective teaching of ICT.
Description:
A Project Report in the Department of Educational Leadership, Faculty of
Education and Communication Sciences submitted to the School of Graduate
Studies and Research, University of Education, Winneba, in partial fulfilment of the
requirements for award of the Master of Arts (Educational Leadership) degree
OCTOBER, 2016