Evaluation of the Sufficiency of ICT Infrastructure and Its Use in Teaching and Learning of Geography on Learner’s Academic Achievement in Public Secondary Schools in Nyamira County, Kenya
Kennedy Moga Omwoki, Ezekiel Omwenga & Dennis Mamboleo.
Kisii University, Kenya
Email: mogakennedy@yahoo.com
Abstract; This study was an evaluation of the sufficiency of ICT infrastructure in relation to teaching and learning of geography on learners academic achievement inpublic secondary schools in Nyamira county, Kenya. The major issue was to evaluate the challenges on ICT infrastructure they face as teachers in their respective schools. The study used three research instruments to collect data, questionnaire ,interview schedules and observation checklist ,data was collected from 190 public secondary schools, and five sub – county quality and standards officers .The data was mainly collected and coding was done by using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 27.0 for analyzing data. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used to analyze and present data in form of tables that were integrated in the findings, the findings were highlighted and in depth analysis was done. The major barriers that face the sufficiency of infrastructure in the schools visited ranges from, administrative, finances, and inadequate wellwishers as a result there are a few gadgets and infrastructural facilities that are not enough in these schools during instructions. The study therefore recommended that the administrators, financiers and well wishers to assist in improving the schools infrastructural facilities in order to improve ICT usage during teaching and learning process for our schools to achieve learner centered strategies in teaching geography in Nyamira county.