Abstract:
Technology has a great influence on the world, as everything is connected through the internet.
Students have different learning skills hence, new technologies such as information systems on
personal computers, phones, iPads, Tablets are widely used by students in various schools for
study purposes. This study sought to examine the instructional strategies employed at Enas
Hybrid School to teach ICT and introduce the Voice Thread platform to improve the
performance of students. The Saunders onion theory played a greater role in the selection of
appropriate methodology. The researcher used a questionnaire instrument in gathering data and
further analyzed the collected data with the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS
version 16). The introduction of the Voice Thread platform helps to broaden student’s minds
in solving complex issues during ICT lessons at Enas Hybrid School hence enhancing their
performance. Voice Thread platform is considered as one of the effective alternatives to the
traditional way of teaching since it offers students unlimited learning opportunities. The
analysis of the data collected from students concluded that the traditional teaching strategies
do not aid academic excellence among students but rather, e-learning platforms. Also, the study
established that the Voice Thread platform makes learning materials readily available, allows
teacher-student interaction, makes learning interesting and easy to understand, and also helps
learners to study at their own pace which led to the improvement in their performance after
using VT. Hence, the Voice Thread platform has a tremendous impact on the performance of
students. This study recommended the use of Voice Thread platform to be used in other schools
or by other subject teachers as the researcher believes it is one of the best methods to help
enhance students’ performance
Description:
A dissertation in the Department of Information Technology Education,
Faculty of Technical Education, submitted to the School of
Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Science (Information Technology Education) in the University of Education, Winneba
MAY, 2020