Students' Perception on the Use of Ict in Learning
THE AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY
Tanzania Institute of Higher Education Institute for Education Development, Eastern Africa
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS ON THE USE OF ICT IN LEARNING: A CASE STUDY OF A SECONDARY SCHOOL IN MOMBASA, KENYA.
BY:
ANG’ONDI ENOS KIFORO
A dissertation submitted to the Institute of Education Development, Eastern Africa in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Education (Teacher Education)
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania June, 2008.
THE AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY
Tanzania Institute for Higher Education Institute for Education Development
TO: THE INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, EASTERN AFRICA
The members of the Dissertation Evaluation Committee appointed to examine the dissertation of Ang’ondi Enos Kiforo find it satisfactory and recommend that it be accepted.
_____________________________ (Dissertation Supervisor)
_____________________________ (Internal Examiner)
_____________________________ (External Examiner)
Date: _________________________
DEDICATION
To my dear wife Colleta who bore the brunt of my absence during my study period, To my loving sons Robin, who missed me on his first day in Primary school and Allan who celebrated his first birthday in my absence. You were my strength when things got tough.
And;
My brother and mentor Edward, I was not there to bury you, My late Dad, you taught me how to read.
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ABSTRACT There is a general agreement by researchers that the introduction of ICT into learning should have a positive impact on the learning outcomes. This body of research goes further to indicate that learners are the key stakeholders in the implementation of ICTs in learning and that their approval is crucial. In order for the use of ICTs to be optimized studies into learners’ perceptions are therefore inevitable. The aim of this study therefore was to seek learners’ perceptions of the use of ICTs in learning and impact that these ICTs would have on their learning. In
Tanzania Institute of Higher Education Institute for Education Development, Eastern Africa
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS ON THE USE OF ICT IN LEARNING: A CASE STUDY OF A SECONDARY SCHOOL IN MOMBASA, KENYA.
BY:
ANG’ONDI ENOS KIFORO
A dissertation submitted to the Institute of Education Development, Eastern Africa in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Education (Teacher Education)
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania June, 2008.
THE AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY
Tanzania Institute for Higher Education Institute for Education Development
TO: THE INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, EASTERN AFRICA
The members of the Dissertation Evaluation Committee appointed to examine the dissertation of Ang’ondi Enos Kiforo find it satisfactory and recommend that it be accepted.
_____________________________ (Dissertation Supervisor)
_____________________________ (Internal Examiner)
_____________________________ (External Examiner)
Date: _________________________
DEDICATION
To my dear wife Colleta who bore the brunt of my absence during my study period, To my loving sons Robin, who missed me on his first day in Primary school and Allan who celebrated his first birthday in my absence. You were my strength when things got tough.
And;
My brother and mentor Edward, I was not there to bury you, My late Dad, you taught me how to read.
i
ABSTRACT There is a general agreement by researchers that the introduction of ICT into learning should have a positive impact on the learning outcomes. This body of research goes further to indicate that learners are the key stakeholders in the implementation of ICTs in learning and that their approval is crucial. In order for the use of ICTs to be optimized studies into learners’ perceptions are therefore inevitable. The aim of this study therefore was to seek learners’ perceptions of the use of ICTs in learning and impact that these ICTs would have on their learning. In