Kiwonde, Flora Mercury
(2018)
Effectiveness of ICT Teachers’
Training Programmes in Enhancing Teaching and Learning of Environmental
Education in Selected Primary Schools in Musoma District.
["eprint_fieldopt_thesis_type_phd" not defined] thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.
Abstract
This study investigated the effectiveness of ICT teachers’ training programmes in
enhancing teaching and learning of Environmental Education (EE) in selected
primary schools in Musoma district. The study adopted a case study research design
employing both qualitative and qualitative approach. A total of 227 respondents
drawn from 09 primary schools in Musoma district participated in the study, of
whom 27 were teachers and 180 were pupils. The teachers were trained and oriented
on ICT basic skills and how to integrate ICT in the teaching of EE in the study for a
period of four weeks. Data were collected using classroom observations, interviews
and questionnaires. Quantitative data were analysed using SPSS version 20 and the
qualitative data were analysed using content data analysis. Findings indicated that
ICT training programmes were being implemented and that they were useful to
teachers. However, even after training most teachers used their own initiatives to
integrate ICT during teaching and learning of EE. Integrating ICT in teaching and
learning of EE faced challenges related to few training opportunities for teachers and
the pupils, shortages of ICT facilities in schools, and training was done with less
practical components. The study suggests for the sufficient ICT training programmes
that will merge both the theoretical and practical parts of the training. In addition, the
ICT trainings need to have definite content to be covered. It is also important for
increasing supply of ICT facilities in schools for enhancing the integration of ICT in
the EE teaching and learning processes to facilitate the ongoing struggle to preserve
the environment for sustainable development. In this study teaching and learning of
EE using ICT facilities is considered crucial to address the environmental problems
especially during this era of advancement in ICT.
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