Challenges in Using ICT in Teaching Secondary School Physics and Effect of Teaching Using ICT on Students’ Physics Academic Achievement in Mombasa County, Kenya

Abstract

In the recent past, the Government of Kenya and other stakeholders have invested massively in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in secondary schools. The aim of this has been to enhance pedagogical approaches for teaching and learning. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) provides an opportunity for Educational Institutions and other organisations to harness and use technology to complement and support the teaching and learning process. However, despite the enormous advocacy for ICT-aided teaching and learning, investment and donation of ICT equipment to schools, there is a challenge of how to transform students learning process to provide students with the skills to function effectively in this information-rich and dynamic environment. This study was aimed at identifying the challenges involved in the use of ICT in the teaching of Physics and the possible solutions to the challenges Further, it sought to find the effect of using ICT on academic achievement of Secondary School Physics students in Mombasa County. This was done by administering questionnaires to 148 Physics teachers in public and private secondary schools, and conducting interviews with three (3) ICT champions in the county. An experiment was conducted involving 143 Form Two Physics students and one (1) Physics teacher in a purposively selected secondary school to determine the effect of teaching using ICT on students’ academic achievement in Physics. The experimental data was analysed using a two way analysis of variance (ANOVA)., The finding of this study agree with Adeyemo who found that students performed better in Physics when ICT was applied in the teaching of Physics. Among the recommendations made was availing of better quality ICT resources to schools to improve learning outcomes.

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/10-22-08

Publication date: August 31^st 2019