Information Communication and Technology in Instruction and Influence on Students’ Achievement in Geography: Case of William Vacanrat Shadrach Tubman College, Liberia
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2025-03
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Kenyatta University
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ICT integration in education enhances skills like creativity, literacy, critical thinking, problem solving, geography, and cognitive abilities, thereby improving learning experiences, engagement, and academic outcomes, thus enhancing overall learning experiences. This study investigates the use of information and communication technology (ICT) resources in geography instruction at the Williams Vacanrat Shadrach Tubman College of Education, University of Liberia. The research aims to establish the type of ICT resources available for geography instruction, investigate the extent to which geography instructors and students are using ICT during instruction, determine the perceptions of geography instructors and students towards the use of ICT, and identify the challenges experienced while utilizing ICT resources during geography instruction by instructors and students. The study utilized a descriptive research design involving 218 respondents, including administrators, geography instructors, part-time instructors, and 202 students. Data of this study was gathered through questionnaires, interview guides, and checklists for observations. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 26.0 was used to analyze the data. The findings revealed that the main ICT resources available for geography instruction at the college are YouTube, the internet, computers, Google Meet, projectors, tablets, printers, Google Maps, mobile phones, Zoom, and spreadsheets. However, the use of ICT resources for geography instruction is inadequate, with most geography instructors making little effort to use student-centered approaches such as field trips to places of geographical concepts. Learning geography with ICT requires highly developed skills and strategies, field trips, and audio and video materials to make students creative. The use of ICT resources like GIS, Remote Sensing, satellite imagery, and digital mapping facilitates making learning geography practical.The study recommends the need for college management and the government to strengthen the use of ICT resources in geography instruction to improve students' achievement. This research equips educational stakeholders with knowledge and skills to effectively incorporate ICT and utilize available resources for teaching and learning, which can be utilized by the Liberian Ministry of Education and other collaborating organizations to plan in-service programs for teacher training.
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A Research Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfulment of the Requirement for the Degree of Masters of Education in the Department of Education Communication and Technology, School of Education and Lifelong Learning, Kenyatta University, March, 2025
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1.Samson Rosana Ondigi
2.Florence Abuyeka Miima