AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SCHOOL INFASTRUCTURE AND PREPAREDNESS IN IMPLEMETING THE PROPOSED GOVERNMENT TABLET PROJECT FOR STANDARD ONE PUPIL’S : A CASE STUDY OF KINANGOP SUB -COUNTY, NYANDARUA COUNTY, KENYA

  • Peris Gathoni Kahungu Kenya Methodist University, Kenya
  • Tarsilla M. Kibaara Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Kenya
  • Jacob Bundi Marete Mount Kenya University, Kenya
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53555/er.v2i8.336
Keywords: ICT infrastructure,, storage,, tablet, , internet connectivity, electricity,, teacher, preparedness

Abstract

The Government, in 2013, proposed to implement a tablet project for ICT integration in
education so as to improve the quality of education in Kenya. The study therefore sought to
establish the viability of this project by looking into whether teachers had the necessary ICT
skills and the availability of the necessary infrastructure. The study concluded that primary
schools in the Sub-County had adequate storage facilities. It was also established that all
schools within are connected to mains electricity and the study concluded that the internet
connectivity was poor in over half the schools. The study also noted that teachers in primary
schools had ICT skills but there is need to further train teachers to enhance teaching and
learning, and to raise education standards. The lack of ICT skills, time and disinterest in ICT
needs to be addressed to improve the perception and attitudes of teachers towards ICT use

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Author Biographies

Peris Gathoni Kahungu, Kenya Methodist University, Kenya

M.Ed, Education Leadership and Management,

Tarsilla M. Kibaara, Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Kenya

PhD, Curriculum and Instructional Studies

Jacob Bundi Marete, Mount Kenya University, Kenya

PhD Candidate, Education, Administration and Planning,

Published
2017-08-31
How to Cite
Kahungu, P. G., Kibaara, T. M., & Marete, J. B. (2017). AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SCHOOL INFASTRUCTURE AND PREPAREDNESS IN IMPLEMETING THE PROPOSED GOVERNMENT TABLET PROJECT FOR STANDARD ONE PUPIL’S : A CASE STUDY OF KINANGOP SUB -COUNTY, NYANDARUA COUNTY, KENYA. IJRDO- Journal of Educational Research, 2(8), 01-20. https://doi.org/10.53555/er.v2i8.336
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Vol. 2 No. 8 (2017): IJRDO - Journal Of Educational Research
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