Influence of Information and Communication Technology Integration in School Operations on Students’ Academic Achievements in Secondary Schools in Kamukunji Constituency in Nairobi County, Kenya

Abstract

Integrating ICT in curriculum of every secondary school is very significant because it assists in streamlining the school operations. The government of Kenya has taken the decision to provide public secondary schools with ICT resources so as to increase the level of ICT literacy among students and generally improve academic achievement. However, the existing studies have failed to show how ICT integration influences students’ academic achievement. The study’s purpose was to assess the influence of integrating ICT in school operations on students’ academic achievement in KCSE among secondary schools in Kamukunji Constituency, Kenya. Specifically, the study intended to assess how ICT integration in teaching process, in management of examinations, in managing teaching and learning resources and in managing students’information on students’ academic achievement in every secondary school in Kamukunji Constituency, Kenya. The study employed survey research design. The research targeted 1871 form four students, 408 secondary school teachers, 13 principals and 1 sub county education director in Kamukunji sub-county. The student’s sample was 134. The researcher used questionnaire which was the major data collection tool. The study conducted multiple regression analysis to establish how independent variables predict the dependent variables. The study revealed that integrating ICT in the process of teaching (regression coefficient of 0.742 and p-value of 0.000), integrating ICT in managing examinations (regression coefficient of 0.618 and p-value of 0.023), ICT integration in learning resources’ management (regression coefficients of 0.824 and p-value of 0.003) and integrating ICT in managing students’ data (regression coefficients of 0.769and p-value of 0.000) substantially influenced students’ academic achievement in secondary schools in Kamukunji Constituency. The study concluded that integrating ICT in teaching process, examination management, learning resources’ management and students’ data management significantly affected the students’ academic achievement in secondary schools in Kamukunji Constituency, Kenya.The study recommends that ministry of education in collaboration with teacher’s service commission should implement regular and comprehensive professional development programs to train teachers in effective ICT integration techniques in the classroom.