Christopher momanyi strathmore university

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IAD SUMMIT 2014 GAMBIA

USE OF ICT IN ENHANCING TEACHING AND CURRICULUM DELIVERY IN MARGINALISED

SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KENYA

BY MOMANYI CHRISTOPHER &

DR SEVILLA

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ICT AND EDUCATION

• A considerable amount of research point to gender differences in educational policies and their implementation (Harding and McGregor 1995; Lukalo 1999).

• In Kenya only 2% of the secondary schools offer computer studies as a subject (Kilemi Mwiria)

• ICT is not just the bloom of the educational activities, but also the secondary option to improve the effective and meaningful educational process.(Verykaka, 2008).

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@ILABAFRICA RESEARCH CENTRE

• Research Centre at Strathmore University established to spearhead research and innovation in the ICT for the development ecosystem towards the attainment of the UNDP Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Kenya’s vision 2030

• Use of ICT in Enhancing Teaching and Curriculum delivery in marginalised Secondary Schools in Kenya aims at:

i. developing Open Educational Resources for secondary schools,

ii .improving IT infrastructure in schools, iii. enabling Internet/Web access (including the

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iv. mentoring secondary school students and supporting teachers in the delivery of the Computer Studies course offered as part of the official KCSE curriculum.

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PROJECT ACTIVITIES

• Weekend school visits – a group of 20 undergraduate students were selected to visit the 5 schools to mentor high school students and support the computer studies teachers. A total of 45 visits were conducted and a total 1000 students benefited from the programme

• National computer science conferences – the project team organized two major events for the computer science teachers in secondary schools across the country

- in 13/11/10 the 1st National conference (Best practices

in teaching computer studies in schools), 60 teachers

attended - in 11-13/08/11, 2nd 3 day conference attended by

120 participants drawn from the education sector &

industry

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RESOLUTIONS OF THE 11-13TH AUG 11, CONFERENCE

• Creating awareness of the importance of IT in dev. and the wealth of opportunities it provides as a career.

• To provide an environment for exchange of ideas, opportunities and programs that support the teaching of Computer Studies in secondary schools.

• Motivate administrators to fund and seek support from sponsors for the procurement of the necessary resources for the teaching of Computer Studies (e.g. hardware, software and Internet connectivity).

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• Equip teachers with practical skills in computer science to improve their teaching and delivery of the Computer Studies subject in secondary schools thus building a much needed capacity and promoting best teaching practices

• Train teachers on the use of IT resources and provide an eLearning platform that facilitates open access to teaching resources and fosters collaboration

• Advice the Ministry of Education on the ICT infrastructure and policy changes needed to improve and support Computer Science in schools.

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COMPUTER TEACHERS PARTICIPATION BY GENDER

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Male60%

Female40%

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INFORMATION FROM PARTICIPATING STUDENTS

Gender No. of students %

male 0 0

female 108 100

Person’s duty administrator 0

0 teacher 0

0 student 108

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CHANGE OF ATTITUDE TOWARDS COMPUTER STUDIES • From the data collected, all the students agree

that the project changed positively their attitude towards taking computer studies. - interaction with Strathmore University students taking IT

- For a long time, computer studies has been regarded as a male oriented career but with time, through this project, young girls identified themselves with the female students who participated in the project

• there was an increase in the number of female students taking computer studies

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INCREASED NUMBER OF STUDENTS REGISTERING FOR COMPUTER STUDIES AFTER THE PROJECTNo. of students registered for computer studies before the project started. Response no. of schools %

below 5 0 05 to 10 0 011 to 15 3 75 above 15 1 25

No. of students registered for computer studies by end of the project. Response no. of schools %

below 5 0 05 to 10 0 011 to 15 4 100 above 15 4 100

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WHEN TEACHERS WERE INTERVIEWED THEY GAVE THE FOLLOWING REASONS

• Previous good performance was encouraging (Consistent better performance for consecutive years.

• Parents encouraged it due to its marketability.• Emerging trends in technology were attractive to

students, hence do it as a matter of curiosity.• Practical in real life.• Positive attitude among students who viewed

computers as an easy subject.• Students were willing to move with technology

change.

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IMPROVED LEARNING LAB LEARNING & TEACHING ENVIRONMENTS

• The schools heads were involved different ways, they realized the need and adv. of improving the computer facilities within their schools (operating system, maintenance etc)

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3%

97%

No Yes

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IMPROVED PERFORMANCE IN COMPUTER STUDIES Improved performance in computer studies since

2008 Response no. of students % no 4 3.7

yes 104 96.3

total 108 100Number of students who scored C+ and above Response no. of students

% none 1 0.8

1 to 5 3 2.46 to 10 5 4.1

above 10 114 92.7

total 123 100

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IMPROVED DELIVERY OF CONTENT FOR COMPUTER STUDIES Improved delivery of content for the computer

studies syllabus Response no. of students % no 0 0

yes 108 100

total 108 100Improved support from school administration

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No10%

Yes90%

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SOME OF THE REASONS WHY SOME SCHOOLS STILL LACK FULL SUPPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION

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• Computer Studies is expensive and too demanding in schools as a subject.

• Have not fully embraced the subject • Financial constraints• Maintenance is very expensive • Delayed implementation of government funded

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CONCLUSION

• More projects like this should be encouraged, it is evident that there was an impact on the students and the participating schools

• Organizing more teachers conferences to exchange ideas to improve the usage of ICT in high schools

Asante sana

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