Impact of curriculum digital content on biology instructional process among secondary schools in Nairobi county, Kenya
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Date
2014-09-25
Authors
Nyaga, Jesse Samuel
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
The quality of curriculum and curriculum support materials used by the teachers and
learners will tend to have a great impact on the quality of education that will be delivered.
For many years, educational materials have mostly been static text with pictures printed
on paper and in books. These kinds of materials have failed to provide appropriate
learning environment for learners who are technologically savvy and who expect
interactive engaging learning experiences. In recent years, there has been rapid
expansion in digital content development and access in schools. There have been many
initiatives geared towards development and provision of digital content to schools in
Kenya. However, little has been done to ensure that learners and teachers actually utilize
the digital content in the instructional process. This study will therefore investigate how
learners and teachers access aiid utilize digital content and its impact on syllabus
coverage, learners' assessment as well as the testscores in Biology. In addition, the
process of digital content development will be studied and the content available in
secondary schools analyzed in terms of their multimedia components and user interfaces.
Consequently, the study will come up with a model that can guide development of
appropriate digital content for secondary school Biology.
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School of Education