Assessment of Teachers’ Challenges in Integrating ICT in Teaching Geography in NyamiraNorth Sub-County
Journal Title: International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 11
Abstract
The study sought to Asses teachers’ challenges in integrating ICT in Teaching Geography in Nyamira North Sub-County. The target population was 39 principals, 117 Geography teachers and 195 form four Geography students, the total target population was 351 respondents. The study utilized a mixed method approach by employing the use of three questionnaires which were responded to by the principal, geography teachers and geography students the qualitative part was used to analyze the statements made in some sections of the instruments that have open responses. The responses produced common themes that describe differently certain challenges. They also represent the weight of such challenges in different schools. The quantitative part used descriptive statistics like percentages, ratios and frequencies of common challenges, and themes arising from the qualitative data collected. It included the levels of correlation between the number of challenges, schools and teachers and, the schools’ performance in KCSE for the last five years. Number of challenges associated with integrating ICT in teaching generally surfaced in the teaching of geography. It also showed that the challenges were not of equal magnitude in all the schools, and might not be described the same way, hence the use of mixed methods approach. The study will pave way for further research to address the solutions to the challenges unearthed. The researcher used questionnaires to collect the information gathered by using descriptive survey design, which were carefully selected from the 39 secondary schools in Nyamira North Subcounty for the purpose of the study. The collected information was calculated and the mean average score for five years was 5.010 (C-), And mean standard deviation for the five years was 0.888161.The researcher concluded that the performance of Geography was still low, as compared to other humanities. The findings of the study showed that the schools are missing basic gadgets and prerequisites for ICT implementation, basically the schools lack teacher, administrative and curriculum motivations for the implementation of the ICT in teaching. From the research the researcher concluded that, the non-use of ICT affects the performance of Geography at KCSE, the schools do not have ICT prerequisites in its integration hence teacher administrative and curriculum challenges must be looked into. From the study the researcher made the following recommendations, schools to provide required facilities for ICT, some portion of FSE to construct ICT rooms, Geography teachers to be in-serviced, enough technical staff for ICT to be employed, electricity to be supplied in schools and KICD to make a curriculum that involves ICT in teaching. The performance of Geography with the integration of ICT can improve the subject enrollment in public secondary schools in Nyamira North SubCounty to embrace the changing trends in education.
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Omwoki Kennedy Moga, Dr. Enock Obuba
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