Educational Technologies And Academic Perfomance Of Pre-primary Pupils In Central Division Marsabit District Kenya

TABLE OF CONTENT 

DECLARATION ........................................................................................................ i 

DEDICATION ......................................................................................................... ii 

ACKNOWLODGEMENT ...................................................................................... iii 

TABLE OF CONTENT ............................................................................................ iv 

LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................... vi 

LIST OF ACRONYMS ........................................................................................... vii 

INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1 

1.1 Background of the study ............................................................................ l 

1.2 Statement of the problem ................................................................................. 3 

1.3 General objectives of the study ........................................................................ 4 

1.4 Specific objectives of the study ........................................................................ 4 

1.5 Research Questions .................................................................................... 4 

1.6 Significance of the Study .................................................................................. 5 

1.7 Scope of the Study ............................................................................................ 5 

1.9 Limitations of the study ................................................................................... 6 

CHAPTER TWO ....................................................................................................... 7 

REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITURATURE ....................................................... 7 

2.1 The scope on effective use of educational technologies ................................... 7 

2.2 Educational technologies and p1·e-primar school curriculum ....................... 11 

2.3 Relevance of educational technologies in pre-primary school.. ..................... 12 

2.4 Technologies from local environment and improvisation .............................. 14 

2.5. Current position in pre-primary school on the use of educational 

technologies in teaching and learning •................................................................. 15 

CHAPTER THREE .................................................................................................. 18 

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY .................................................... 18 

3.0 Overview .......................................................................................................... 18 

3.1 Research design ......................................................................................... 18 

3.2. Populations sample and sampling procedures .............................................. 19 

3.2.2 Data collection techniques ............................................................................ 19 

3.3 Data collection and recording ......................................................................... 19 

3.3.l Administration of the questionnaires .......................................................... 20 

3.3.2 Administration of the interviews ................................................................. 21 

3.4 Data processing and analysis .......................................................................... 21 

3.4.1 Analysis of quantitative data ....................................................................... 21 

3.4.1.1 Item analysis of the questionnaire ............................................................ 22 

3.4:1.2 Using frequency tables .............................................................................. 22 

3.4.2 Analysis of qualitative data .......................................................................... 22 

CHAPTER FOUR .................................................................................................... 23 

DATA PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF FUNDINGS ............................ 23 

4.1 Introductions ................................................................................................... 23 

4.2 Presentation and discussion of findings .......................................................... 24 

4.2.1 Environment in the pre-primary schools .................................................... 24 

4.2.2 Types of educational technologies used in the pre-primary schools •.......... 26 

4.2.3 Adequacy of educational technologies in the pre-primary schools ............. 27 

4.2.4 Storage facilities of education technologies ................................................. 28  

4.2.5 Use of educational technologies .................................................................. .30 

4.2.6 Use oflocally available educational technologies ........................................ 33 

4.2. 7 Academic, professional qualifications and working experience of pre primary school teachers ..... .33 

CHAPTER FIVE ..................................................................................................... .36 

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................... .36 

5.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 36 

5.2 Enrolment in pre-primary schools ................................................................. 36 

5.3 Types of educational technologies used in pre-primary schools ................... .36 

5.4 Adequacies of educational technologies in the pre-primary schools •............ 37 

5.5 Storage facilities of educational techuologies •................................................ 37 

5.6 Use of educational technologies in teaching and learniug ............................ .38 

5.7 Uses of locally available educational technologies ......................................... 39 

5.8 Academic, professional qualifications and working experience of pre primary school teachers ......... 39 

5.9 Suggestions fo1· further research ................................................................... .40 

BIBLIOGRAPHY ..................................................................................................... 41 

APPENDIX A .......................................................................................................... .43 

HEAD TEACHERS QUESTIONNAIRES ............................................................. .43