The effect of digital content utilization on teaching and learning in Kenyan secondary schools

Abstract

E-learning is becoming a practical solution to the major constraint on teacher student ration in Kenyan secondary schools. Digital content utilization has been adopted over time to serve as an educational resource in and out of the classroom. The purpose of the study was to assess the effect of digital content utilization in teaching and learning in Kenyan secondary schools that have embraced e-learning. Two objectives were formulated to guide in the study: to investigate the level11 of digital content utilization in Kenyan secondary schools and to find out how digital content utilization has impacted teaching and learning in Kenyan secondary schools. The research adopted a cross sectional survey method in investigating the different ways in which digital content has impacted on pedagogy in Kenyan secondary schools. The study focused on teachers and students who form the nerve centre of teaching and learning process. Stratified random sampling technique was used to derive a representative sample. The sample comprised 80 students and 80 teachers representing 30% of the target population of ICT endowed secondary schools in the study counties. The collected data was analyzed using frequency distribution tables and percentages.The findings revealed some positives and negative impacts on teaching and learning accruing from use of digital content. Learner participation, motivation, stimulating content, self- directed discovery and enhanced understanding of concept come out as the positive effects while inadequate content, shallow coverage of concepts and lack of infrastructure were the negatives. From the research training of both teachers and students is recommended to capacitate them in utilization of available open resources for building custom digital learning resources to fill in the huge need.