Assessment of Perceived Ease of Use and Instructional Use of ICT by Lecturers in Technical Training Institutions in Kenya
Keywords:
Instructional Use,, Information Communication Technology,, Perceived Ease of Use,, Technical Education, KenyaAbstract
In the past ten years, Information Communication Technology (ICT) has become an essential part of our learning and development in education. The rapid development of these new technologies coupled with the worldwide challenge to educate all children has led to a global reform and development of teacher education and motivated educational Institutions to redesign and restructure their teaching methods to enable students equip themselves for the future. The main purpose of this study therefore was to explore the relationship between Perceived Ease of Use and instructional use of ICT by Lecturers in Technical Training Institutions in Kenya. The study adopted the quantitative research design. A sample size of 629 respondents was drawn from a total population of 2909 Lecturers in Technical Training Institutions in Kenya. Data were collected using questionnaires. The quantitative data obtained from the administrated questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings indicated that use of ICT by lecturers’ is perceived to greatly improve instruction. The study recommends that lecturers be encouraged to use ICT for instructional purposes because it greatly improves the passage of instruction.
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