IMPEDIMENTS OF TEACHERS’ RESISTANCE TO THE USE OF ICT IN TEACHING AND LEARNING MATHEMATICS

Author Name: Adam Mustapha Garba

Volume/Issue: 02/01

Country: Nigeria

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/07.2021-15975789/UIJIR

Affiliation:

Department of Science and Technology Education, University of Jos, Nigeria

ABSTRACT

This study was carried out to find some impediments that resist teachers to use ICT in teaching and learning mathematics. The design of this research adopted qualitative technique where such as journals, books, reports and online documents. Some of the factors which were highlights are lack of teaching, learning and competence experience related to ICT, distrust in new technological devices, insufficient access to ICT resources, lack of school management to enforce ICT in the teaching and learning process, unclear benefits of using ICT for teaching etc, some recommendations were made thereafter among which appointments and requirements for teachers should be reviewed, Nigerian government and curriculum experts should enforce law and implement ICT method of teaching in the curriculum respectively.

Key words: Impediments, Teachers’ Resistance, ICT, Teaching, Learning and mathematics.