Abstract:
Audiovisual (AV) technology has been in existence for a long time. The establishment of an
Instructional Resource Programme in Public Nursery Schools in Kenya is essential because it will
impart mainly verbal medium as a powerful tool of pictorial-verbal for enhancing communication
to pre-unit class learners. The study sought to analyze the problems of lack of skills, Language of
content by the integration of AV technology in Public Nursery Schools in Kajiado North Subcounty, Kenya and comes out with some solutions to solve these problems. The purpose of the study
was to analyze the integration of AV technology in learning environment. The objectives of the
study were to: identify the types of AV technology available for pre-unit learners in Public Nursery
Schools in Kajiado North Sub-county; establish the adequacy of AV technology on acquisition of
reading skills in the study area; examine the extent of use of AV technology on acquisition of
reading skills for Pre-unit learners in the study area and to determine ways of enhancing AV
technology on acquisition of reading skills for Pre-unit learners in the study area. The study
adopted a descriptive research method design. The target population of the study comprised of 54
schools, 54 head teachers, 54 teachers and 810 pupils. Simple random sampling was used to select
the schools, while the head teachers, teachers and pupils were selected using purposive sampling.
The sample size comprised of 16 schools, 16 head teachers, 16 teachers and 243 pupils. Interview
schedule, Questionnaires and observation checklist were the main data collection instruments. The
data collection instruments were piloted before they were put into use in the field to attest their
validity and reliability. The data from interview schedule was analyzed using content analysis while
the data from questionnaires and observation checklist was analyzed using numerical or statistical
means. The data was collected, analyzed, tabulated, classified and presented using frequency
distribution tables, bar graphs, charts and summary paragraphs. The study found out that despite
the schools having audio visual equipment’s, most of them were not used. Also Majority of the
teachers were not computer literate. The study recommended that proper mechanism should be put
in place to appreciate and recognize of the needs of integrating audiovisual technology for pre-unit
pupil’s education and in other classes as well.
