Influence of competency level of teachers in integration of ICT in teaching English subject in secondary schools in Kenya

Abstract

This paper is part of research on ICT integration and its contribution to the teaching of English in Kisumu County Kenya. ICT integration just like other innovations goes through stages as it develops to efficacy. ICT integration program was initiated in the year 2006 in secondary schools in Kenya through equipping schools with ICT infrastructure and training of teachers to implement the program. The purpose of this paper was to assess the level of ICT integration in teaching of English. Descriptive survey and correlational research techniques were used to collect data on the level of ICT integration on teachers of English in selected secondary schools. The study established that ICT integration in the selected schools was at level. It had not reached the transformational level which is the optimal stage where the benefits of ICT integration can be harnessed.