Attitude of students towards integrating Information Technology in learning in Senior High School within the Cape Coast Metropolis

Abstract

This study investigated attitude of students towards ICT integration in education at Senior High School in the Cape Coast Metropolis. The study adopted the positivist philosophical position and quantitative approach. Specifically, the study used the correlational survey design, and a sample size of 366 from a study population of 7,511 students from three senior high schools in the Central Region of Ghana. The data collection instrument was a questionnaire measured on a five-point Likert scale covering two parts. The analytical tool deployed for the data collected was the Partial Least Square Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM). The study found that students’ attitude towards ICT integration in education was significantly predicted by students’ attitude towards computers, internet, learning management systems, and online learning. It was therefore recommended that the management of Secondary Schools in the Central Region of Ghana should provide support for students’ accessibility to computers, internet, learning management systems and online platforms. These facilities are required to influence students’ behavioral intention towards ICT integration in education at secondary schools in the Central Region of Ghana.