Integration of information communication technology in teaching of English in secondary schools in Nyakach sub- county, Kisumu County, Kenya
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Date
2016-04
Authors
Kareji, Owino Jane
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
The problem of this study was that, in spite of the enormous benefits of ICT in
everyday life in and out of school, only few schools have embraced the use of ICT
in teaching and learning. This study sought to investigate the extent to which
teachers were using ICT in the teaching and learning of English in secondary
schools in Nyakach Sub- County, Kisumu County. The study also sought to find
out which ICT resources were available for the teaching and learning of English
and to find out which areas of English teaching and learning these resources could
be used. The study was both a quantitative and qualitative research in nature and
adopted a descriptive survey design. Descriptive methods were employed in
analyzing data using frequencies, percentages and means. Descriptive methods
were preferred because they would enable the researcher to meaningfully describe
the distribution of scores and measurements using statistics. The study used a
combination of stratified, purposive and random sampling procedures. The sample
of the study was drawn from the twenty two secondary schools in Nyakach Sub-
County which had been given ICT facilities and the respondents were 7 principals
of secondary schools,16 teachers of English and 540 Form Three students.
Questionnaires and observation schedules were used to get information from the
respondents. Before the instruments were used for collecting data, a pilot study was
conducted in two public secondary schools in Nyando Sub-County which had the
same characteristics as the sampled schools. The theoretical framework used to
guide the study was the Constructivism Theory associated with Bruner, J. Data
collected was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSSVersion
19.0). The findings showed that the use of ICT in the teaching and learning
of English was still in the formative stage and faced various challenges. The
available ICT resources were occasionally used in varied proportions to teach
English. This study recommends that ICT be fully integrated in the education
system; all teachers of English be trained in the use of ICT, school managers and
other stakeholders be sensitized on the need to provide ICT facilities in the schools
and lastly, intensive resource mobilization be put in place to enable schools acquire
ICT resources.
Description
A research thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of master of education in the school of education of Kenyatta University, Kenya. April, 2016