An evaluation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) use by teachers in secondary schools in Kiambu County, Kenya

Abstract

In this study the researcher sought to establish the extent to which teachers in Kiambu County use Information and Communication Technology in the teaching-learning process. This urge was driven by the fact that the use of technology in education has become vhy important in the modem world. The use of ICT is believed to have the potential of improving learning in schools as it creates interest in the learners by engaging them directly in the learning process because they are able to discover for themselves as they leam. This heuristic method is very effective in the teaching-leaming process.

Various studies all over the world indicate that there is a deliberate attempt by various governments and organizations to equip schools with ICT facilities in order to facilitate the integration of technology in education. In Kenya, the use of ICT in schools is provided for in the Vision 2030 as one of the three pillars of development. Therefore there is need to carry out a study to establish the extent to which the use of ICT has been integrated in the teaching-learning process by secondary teachers in the Kiambu. It is believed that the findings of this study will form a basis for similar studies in other counties in Kenya.