The effective use of information and communication technology in teaching and learning in selected public primary schools of Morogoro municipality in Tanzania
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2019
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Mzumbe University
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This study intended to assess the effective usage of information and Communication Technology in public primary schools. The study was guided by three specific objectives; (1) to identify the roles of ICT in teaching and learning process, (2) to find out factors influence usage of ICT to make effective teaching and learning in public primary schools and (3) to search challenges of using ICT in teaching and learning in public primary schools of Morogoro Municipal Council in Tanzania. The study applied qualitative research approach to make easy collection of deep information that include feelings, experiences and deep understand from the respondents. Explanatory case study design was employed, the study included total of twenty-one participants specifically: three head teachers, three ICT experts, three subjects’ teachers and twelve pupils. Focus group discussion, interview and document review were used to collect information which was analysed through content data analysis. The major findings revealed that there are enough and quality teaching and learning materials from the internet and school savers that help teachers and pupils to get quality and useful education. Also, teachers and pupils are much interested to integrate ICT in teaching and learning but there are serious challenges that make the ICT equipment to remain as useless facilities in the schools. Poor management of ICT facilities, deprived electricity, insufficient ICT equipment and teachers’ lack skills and knowledge on ICT usage, are the problems that hinder the usage of ICT in public primary schools. The researcher recommends that there is a need to strengthening the government’s ICT policy for primary education to push the educational stakeholders to take the issue of ICT integration in education extremely. There should be ICT training for teachers and other education stakeholders in order to bring competent in ICT usage in public primary schools
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A dissertation is submitted to the faculty of social science (FSS) in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the Master Degree of Arts in Education of the Mzumbe University
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ICTin education, Infrastructures in Education, ICT in teaching and learning process, Primary schools& ICT -Morogoro, Tanzania
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