Integration of Information Communication Technology in Teaching in Public Secondary Schools in Nakuru County, Kenya

Abstract

Global investment in Information Communication Technology (ICT) has been to improve teaching and learning in schools. Kenya’s e-government strategy and the National ICT policy gave considerable attention to education and schools to integrate ICT to improve students’ academic performance. A study by Computers For Schools Kenya showed that, the entire education system was characterised by a very low integration of ICT. Students’ academic performance in KCSE in Kenya and particularly Nakuru County has been poor. This study examined integration of ICT in teaching in public secondary schools in Nakuru County, Kenya. The study used a survey research design. A total of 486 public secondary school teachers (81principals and 405 classroom teachers) participated in the study. They were randomly selected. Three instruments were used to collect the data namely questionnaire for teachers (QT), Principals interview schedule (PIS), and school observation schedule (OS).The study found that ICT facilities ware inadequate and teachers had only basic or no ICT skills. Financial constraints and lack of facilities and equipments ware some of the challenges teachers faced in integration of ICT in teaching. There is a positive significant relationship between integration of ICT and students’ academic performance at 0.05 alpha significance levels. The study concluded that integration of ICT is quite important at the current dispensation.