ABSTRACT This study focused on the impact of computer institutes in building information technology skills for state development in Nigeria with reference to Jos North Local Government Area. The importance of computer institutes and information technology to nation building cannot be over emphasized giving by the fact that no nation can have any meaningful development without accepting the idea of technological advancement. Related literature was reviewed and it was revealed that the problem...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to ascertain the contention that first cycle school teachers in Ghana were not proficient in ICT and that was because their training in ICT in the colleges of education was not effective. The study was conducted in two colleges of education and one of the University of Cape Coast Distance Education Centres. The colleges of education were Accra College of Education in Accra, OLA College of Education in Cape Coast and the University of Cape Coast Dis...
ABSTRACT This study looks at efforts being made by the Ministry of Education and other education stakeholders to address the ICT situation in some schools based in Savelugu Nanton in the Northern Region of Ghana. The study highlights the plight of schools in rural areas where the lack of basic amenities such as adequate accommodation, furniture, water, etc. is the order of the day. The target population for the study was teachers and students in Senior and Junior high school within the Save...
ABSTRACT An assessment of Information and Communication Technology usage among teacher trainees in selected Colleges of Education in the Ashanti Region of Ghana was the main focus of this study. The population consisted of third year teacher trainees and tutors of the Colleges under the study. A sample of 123 respondents was considered for the study. These included 40 trainees and 1 tutor from each of the three Colleges under study. The instruments used for data collection were the question...
ABSTRACT This study looked at the extent to which information and communications technology (ICT) tools are used in Senior High Schools (SHS) in Tano South District. The study investigated the level of availability of ICT facilities in schools, the capacity for using ICT facilities for teaching and learning, the perceived benefits of using ICT tools and the problems affecting the use of ICT tools in SHS. Survey design was used for the study. The population consisted of all the teachers and st...
ABSTRACT This study examined the assessment of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) utilization in the Senior High Schools in Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District in the Central Region of Ghana. The Research Design employed for the study was descriptive survey. The objectives for the study were to examine the availability, adequacy and accessibility of ICT facilities and services in the selected schools by students and teachers, find out the attitudes and perceptions of students towards...
ABSTRACT The study sought to find out the effects of Computer-Assisted Instruction on the academic achievement of Senior High School (SHS) students in Plane Geometry in the West Akim Municipality. It specifically investigated whether Computer-Assisted Instruction has any effect on gender as far as the academic achievement of students is concerned. The quasi experimental group design (or the non-equivalent group design) was employed as the research design. Students from two comparable classroo...
ABSTRACT This study looked at the challenges facing the Ministry of Education and other stakeholders and efforts being made to address the ICT situation in some schools based in rural areas in the Atwima District of Ghana. The design for the study was a descriptive survey. The sample was made up of 105 people drawn from 6 selected basic schools in the Atwima District of Ashanti Region. The main instrument used for the study was questionnaire. After pilot testing , reliability co-efficients of...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to establish the level of ICT usage among teachers and students in the teaching and learning of mathematics in senior high school in the Greater Accra region. To carry out such a research entails a careful study of what others have done and what also pertains on the ground. To achieve this, a thorough review of literature was carried out and questionnaire was used to solicit information from 300 respondents (250 students and 50 teachers) who were selected from...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out with primary 6 pupils at Assin Fosu demonstration school. This study looked at the comparative analysis of the performance of pupils who were taught multiplication of fractions using an interactive multimedia courseware and those who were taught using the traditional method of teaching. Visual Basic 6.0 and TechSmith Camtasia Studio v5.0.2 software were used to develop the interactive multimedia courseware on multiplication of fractions. An achievement test ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of teachers and students towards the use of mobile technology in the teaching and learning process. Also the study sought to recommend a model for teaching and learning using mobile technology tools. The descriptive research was used for the study. In all, 375 respondents participated in the study. They were made up of 300 students and 75 teachers selected from senior high schools in the Cape Coast Metropolis. Structured qu...
ABSTRACT The study seeks to determine the availability and utilization of ICT facilities for teaching in selected basic schools within Cape Coast North constituency in the Central Region of Ghana. The objective of the study is to compare the availability of ICT facilities in Cape Coast North constituency and ascertain the teachers’ level of knowledge regarding the utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and how ready and willing teachers are to use ICTs facilities ava...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the effect of the use of computers on students’ learning of Trigonometry in Mathematics. A class was selected in each of two randomly selected schools. The pretest-posttest non-equivalent quasi experimental design was used. The students in the experimental group learned Trigonometric concept through the Computer Based Instruction (CBI), whereas the students in the control group were taught the same concepts using the conventional approach. The conventional ...
ABSTRACT Despite the effort Government and other stakeholders are making to support Ghanaian senior high schools in ICT, most of the schools are teaching ICT as an isolated subject rather than integrating the ICT resources into the educational curriculum to improve teaching and learning. The objective of the study was to assess the integration of ICT resources in teaching and learning in senior secondary schools in the Cape Coast metropolis. A total of 270 respondents took part in the survey...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the outcome on the use of digital technologies to teachers and pupils in Junior High Schools in Ahafo Ano South East district and Nhyiaeso sub-metropolitan areas in the Ashanti Region of Ghana and also to integrate Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) that will facilitate teaching and learning in the classroom. Both quantitative and qualitative research methodology were used. Simple Random sampling technique was used to sample 258 pupils and te...