THE IMPACT OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY ON PUPIL LEARNING IN SCHOOLS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION

APPROVAL

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS v

LIST OF TABLES vii

LIST OF FIGURES viii

ABSTRACT ix

CHAPTERONE

1.0 Introduction 1

1.1 Background to the study 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem 3

1.3 Purpose of the study 3

1.4 Specific objectives 3

1.5Scope 4

1.6 Significance of the study 4

CHAPTER TWO 5

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 5

2.0 Introduction 5

2.1 lOT in Schools both in developing and developed countries 5

2.1.1 ICT and Teaching in Schools 7

2.1.2 Information technology education accessibility 10

2.1.3 Accessibility to infomiation Technology on the African continent 11

2.1.4 Accessibility of Information Technology in Schools 11

2.1.5 Information technology accessibility in the broader social economic environmentl2

2.2 Challenges to Optimal Usage of lOT in Pupil learning 13

2.3 Research questions 17

CHAPTER THREE 18

METHODOLOGY 18

3.1 Introduction 18

3.2 Research Design 18

3.3 Study area 18

3.4 Study population 19

3.5 Sampling techniques and procedure 20

3.6 Data collection techniques and instruments 21

3.6.1 Questionnaires 21

3.6.2 Interviews 22

3.6.3 Observation 23

3.7 Data analysis and presentation 23

3.8 Ethical issues in the study 23

3.9 Limitations to the Study 24

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CHAPTER FOUR 25

DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION ...............__.25

4.0 Introduction 25

CHAPTER FIVE 30

SUMMARY OF MAJOR FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .. 30

5.0 Introductions 30

5.1 Summary 30

5.2 Conclusions 31

5.3 Recommendation 32

REFERENCES 33

APPENDIX 1: Questionnaire 35

APPENDIX 2: Interview Guide for the Pupils 37

APPENDIX 3: Interview guide for the school management committee

memberslHead teacherslDistrict education staff 39

APPENDIX 4: Questionnaires for Teachers 40