ATTITUDE AND COMPETENCE LEVEL OF BASIC SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE TEACHING OF ICT IN CAPE COAST METROPOLIS

The use of ICT has impacted to some extent on almost every facet of our daily activities. Students of today grow up with an array of technology, both at home and at school. Educators and governments have also devoted huge resources to the provision of technology in the learning environment. Despite the increase in ICT tools in Ghanaian basic schools, some teachers do not use them in their teaching. The general purpose of the study is to examine the attitude and competence level of basic school teachers in teaching ICT in Cape Coast Metropolis. In all 50 schools and 150 teachers were selected for the study. SPSS version 20.0 was the software used for the data analysis. The sampling technique that was used is stratified random sample. Frequency tables, t-test, pie charts, bar chats, mean and standard deviation were also used in presenting the data. The study revealed that majority of the teachers have poor attitude towards the teaching of ICT. Majority of the teachers has good competency level in MS word and spreadsheets use but not in email use. On the contrary, most of the teachers lack training and knowledge about computers and have no previous experience in the use of computers. Again, it was recommended that teachers should be given the necessary training in ICT usage so that they become familiar with modern pedagogy of imparting knowledge and skills.