The Use of Digital Technology in Implementing Differentiated Instruction in Teaching and Learning Process among Public Secondary Schools in Magu District Mwanza Region Tanzania

Felician Mwijage & Dr. Daniel Onyango
St. Augustine University of Tanzania
Email: felirutta@gmail.com/ jumadan06@gmail.com

Abstract: The main purpose of this study was to examine how teaching and learning are implemented using digital technology or modern gadgets in differentiated instructional approaches to improve the teaching and learning process in secondary schools in Magu District. Specifically the study focused on to identify the rationale of technological resources for a differentiated instruction in teaching and learning process. The study was guided by Multiple Intelligence Theory. The study adopted mixed research approach and convergent parallel research design. The sample size was 187 participants. Quantitative data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20 and presented in frequency, percentages, graphs and charts. Qualitative data were collected through interview and focus group discussion and it was analyzed thematically by creating themes. The study unveiled that the use of digital technology in implementing differential instructional approaches was not effective. The use of this approach is likely to contribute to improved teaching and learning, hence good academic performance in the district. Thus, the government should prioritize the use of technology at secondary schools, especially the public ones, which the government ensured with funds to run the school routine activities.