Publication: Impact of technology on teaching and learning in public Secondary schools in Miharati sub county- Nyandarua county.
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2015-11
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Mount Kenya University
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This research aimed at investigating the impact of technology in teaching and learning in
secondary schools in Miharati Sub County-Nyandarua County. The researcher selected the
title because technology has become a common figure in our day to day lives and it has
affected mostly the field of academics, besides the government push on movement from
analogue to digital generation also contributed much in the selection of this title. The
research was conducted in Nyandarua county,Miharati Sub County where the researcher
sought to achieve the following objectives; To examine the effect of the availability of
technology resources on teaching and learning, to assess the effect of the accessibility of
technology resources on teaching and learning, to find out effectiveness of technology as
education tool, and to investigate the relationship between technology and academic
performance
in various schools within Miharati Sub County. The study employed a
descriptive survey design. The target population was all the forty eight (48) public
secondary Schools in Miharati Sub-County. Out of the forty eight (48) schools, 20% was
selected to form a sample of 10 schools. The subject of the study was the teachers, the
students and all the heads of institutions in the sampled secondary schools. Data was
collected using
questionnaires and interview schedules. The questionnaire was
administered to teachers and students while the interview schedule was conducted on the
heads of institutions. Data was analyzed using percentages distribution and frequency
distribution techniques using statistical for social scientists (SPSS) version 21.0 and MS
excel. Based on the results of the study, the study found out that the majority of the
teachers and principals were males and fewer females. However, most teachers in the
schools were aged 23-30 years, an indication that the active ICT users are the young
generation. Different opinions were captured on the availability of ICT on teaching and
learning 10ICT HOD (60%) agreed that their schools had adequate computers and ,
(70%) of students agreeing that they had internet connectivity while 50% had ICT
softwares.ICT use is not well integrated in the secondary schools curriculum, despite the
government emphasis on its use in the teaching learning process. The study also found that
teachers are taught about ICT use in the management of teaching and learning in schools,
though some did not have the idea. The study also shows that Principle, Students and head
teachers in the selected secondary schools have the knowledge about the ICT though it is
not adequate in the instructional process. This is a huge milestone in the achievement of
the millennium development goals and the vision 2030 of making Kenya a second world
industrialized nation, considering that technology is expected to play a significant role in
promotion of the economic development of the nation. Schools have been observed to have
inadequate resources for ICT as they depend on the government. Stop gap measures must
be undertaken to ensure that ICT infrastructure, resources and human expertise are
enhanced for the successful implementation of the government’s programme of ICT
facilities to the schools.
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