Assessment of Teacher’s Adaption to Information and Communication Technology in Secondary School Mathematics Teaching. A Case of Tsholotsho District.
- Author
- Ndlovu, M.
- Title
- Assessment of Teacher’s Adaption to Information and Communication Technology in Secondary School Mathematics Teaching. A Case of Tsholotsho District.
- Abstract
- Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has provided a new kind of support for instruction in this 21st century era. The study assessed the adaption of teachers to ICT in the teaching of mathematics at secondary schools in five selected schools in Tsholotsho district. The study adopted a convergent research design which is located within the mixed methods research approach. The study was guided by the Technology Acceptance Model in order to answer the research question. Stratified sampling was used to select 25 participants comprising of 20 teachers and 5 school Heads. The study used semi structured interviews questions, focus group discussions and closed questionnaires for collection of data. Collected data was analysed quantitatively using descriptive statistics and qualitatively using thematic analysis. The data was presented in tables and figures. The study found that teachers were not ready to use ICT in teaching Mathematics at Secondary Schools in Tsholotsho due to these factors which included teacher‟s lack of ICT knowledge and skills, lack of infrastructure, unavailability of electricity, and lack of funding. It is recommended that the school administrators, parents, policy makers and other education stakeholders develop strategies such as electrifying all secondary schools, source ICT gadgets needed for teaching mathematics and staff develop teachers that lack the pedagogical skill needed for integrating ICT in mathematics.
- Date
- 2024
- Publisher
- BUSE
- Keywords
- Teacher’s Adaption
- Information and Communication Technology
- Mathematics Teaching
- Supervisor
- Dr L. Mukavhi
- Media
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NDLOVU MKHULISI