Report On The Impact Of Computer Education On Students' Performance. (Case Study: Vihiga District, Western Province, In Kenya)

ABSTRACT

This research focuses on the impact of computer education on student's performance in

secondary schools in Vihiga district in Western province, Kenya. Its major emphasis is

on the positive and the negative impact which computer education has had on students

and it also recommends on ways of improving the quality of computer studies since it's

relatively a new subject in schools.

The study was carried out in the months of Februaiy, March and April. It covered a total

of five secondary schools and two Computer Colleges. The schools being chosen from

many categories i.e. government and private, mixed, single sex, day and boarding

schools. A total of 84 respondents were interviewed, this included one school head from

each school, head of computer studies from each school and 70 students from all the

schools.

In chapter one, the study explains the background of the study, the historical background,

it states the objectives of the research and explains the statement of the problem and

lastly it defines the scope of the study.

In chapter two the researcher shows all the literature that is going to be used in the study.

This will help the researcher especially in analyzing and compiling the research report.

In chapter three, it specifically looks at the design, environment, sample size

determination, the respondents, and research instruments and how data analysis was used

for this study.

In chapter four, the researcher is concerned with data presentation, interpretation and

analysis of the finding from the field. The study was meant to establish the impact of

computer education on student's perf01mance considering some selected schools in

Vihiga district, Western province in Kenya.

In the last chapter, the study is involved in discussing the findings of the research, it has

also made conclusions and finally it has made recommendations based on the findings on

the ways of improving the quality of computer studies in secondary schools in Vihiga district, Western province, Kenya.