Using Technological Tools to Help Improve the Interest and Knowledge of Basic School Students

Samuel Asare and Jennifer Addai
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Samuel Asare: St. Monica’s College of Education, Mampong-Ashanti, Ghana
Jennifer Addai: St. Monica’s College of Education, Mampong-Ashanti, Ghana

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2020, vol. 4, issue 6, 44-52

Abstract: In recent times, some concerns have been expressed about the poor performance of JHS 1 pupils of Bonkrong D/A JHS due to their lack of interest and knowledge in the subject ICT. This concern is very agonizing given the relevance of teaching and learning process. This concern prompted the researcher to embark on the study to make out what’s actually happening in the school with regards to using technological tools in pedagogy. The objective of the study is to assess the importance of integrating technology into teaching and learning at Bonkrong D/A JHS in the Sekyere Central District of the Ashanti Region in Ghana which will help improve the interest and knowledge of pupils in learning ICT in the 21st century. The study employed the action research design and the purposive sampling technique. The population of the research consisted of 30 pupils in JHS 1. The instrument used to identify school-related causes of lack of interest and poor performance of ICT among JHS 1 pupils was questionnaire consisting of eight (8) open ended questions and the collected data was analysed using simple percentage tables.

Date: 2020
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