Information and communication technology management and its pedagogical use in selected secondary schools in Nakawa division, Kampala district

Abstract

The study investigated information and communication technology management and its pedagogical use in selected secondary schools in Nakawa division, this study was guided by the following objectives; To establish how teachers' knowledge of ICT affect the frequency in pedagogical use of ICT in secondary schools, To establish the different pedagogical practices ICT teachers are currently using in secondary schools, To establish how teachers' access to ICT resources affects their pedagogical use of ICT in secondary schools and To establish strategies of improving ICT management and the Teachers' pedagogical use of ICT. In this study, a cross-sectional survey research design was adopted where both qualitative and quantitative research approaches were used. The target groups were secondary school teachers and Head teachers. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select samples that were drawn independently and randomly from the stratum of secondary schools in Nakawa Division, Kampala District. Proportionate stratified random sampling technique was used to select 130 respondents from selected secondary schools in Nakawa Division, Kampala District. The findings showed that the teachers of the schools had the ability of using word processing for classroom purposes, were well versed with spreadsheet for class room purposes, had ability of conducting lessons using power point for presentations, could design instructional materials using publisher, had the ability of exchanging academic messages using ICT, had sufficient ICT skill, teachers could use ICT for student's assessments, teachers did not have the ability to assemble ICT components for classroom purposes, teachers could prepare lessons using ICTs, teachers never had access to ICTs laboratory, teachers had access to ICTs in the staffroom, teachers never had access to ICTs in classroom, most teachers did not have access to personal digital assistants, teachers did not have access to ICT devices in their homes, schools were building ICT infrastructure, recruiting trained ICT teachers, recruiting ICT laboratory school technicians, frequently servicing of ICT devices and maintaining of ICT physical infrastructure. The researcher recommends the following; The schools should build and equip all the ICT laboratories in their schools so that teachers can teach their students, Most teachers were found to be with basic knowledge of ICTs, therefore, schools should help their teachers acquire other knowledge in ICTs such as Adobe, SPSS, Quick books among other soft wares. The schools should also increase on the numbers of computers in their laboratories. This study was conducted in selected secondary schools and had a limited scope, although carried out systematically; Other studies should be done on it either in the same schools or in different schools in order to test the relevance of the research questions, The study was centred on ICT management and teachers' pedagogical use of ICT in selected private schools in Nakawa division Kampala district and The researchers' findings revealed that most schools much as they were teaching ICT, they did not have laboratories and therefore, an investigation into the impact of ICT on improvement of teachers' use of ICT.