Abstract:
The main purpose of the study was to assess the computer literacy and factors
affecting it in public basic schools in Debibi township in the Tain District. The
descriptive cross-sectional survey design was employed in the study. Using a
multistage sampling approach, a sample of 294 respondents were used. The study
revealed that about 27% of the pupils have at least a good literacy level while the
remaining 73% exhibited either a fair and poor computer literacy level. Furthermore,
computer literacy level by gender, the study revealed about 32% of the boys had at
least good category as compared to their female counter parts in that category thus
about 24%. Furthermore, about 24% received an extra training in ICT while about
48% do own an ICT textbook. The major challenge faced by the pupils as indicated
by the majority is short study time, followed by inadequate computers in the computer
laboratory, lack of computer and lack of spacious ICT laboratory. The study
recommended that government through the District Assembly and the District
Education Office as well as other agencies should provide computer laboratory for the
remaining schools in the township
Description:
a dissertation in the Department of Educational Foundations,
Faculty of Educational Studies, submitted to the School of
Graduate Studies in partial fulfilment
of the requirements for the award of the degree of
post-graduate diploma
(education)
in the University of Education, Winneba
