PERCEPTION OF ICT INTEGRATION ON LEARNERS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN GEOGRAPHY IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS: CASE EVIDENCE FROM GS NYAKINAMA, MUSANZE DISTRICT, RWANDA

Autores/as

  • Lionel Iradukunda Assistant Lecturer, Faculty, Education, Kibogora Polytechnic, Rwanda
  • Jean Luc Uwimana Assistant Lecturer, Faculty, Education, Kibogora Polytechnic, Rwanda
  • Yvette Umwari Assistant Lecturer, Faculty, Education, Kibogora Polytechnic, Rwanda
  • Esron Mazimpaka Assistant Lecturer, Faculty, Education, Kibogora Polytechnic, Rwanda
  • Azela Mukashyaka Assistant Lecturer, Faculty, Education, Kibogora Polytechnic, Rwanda

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejsss.v12i2.2185

Palabras clave:

perception, ICT integration, learners’ test scores

Resumo

The aim of this study was to investigate perceptions of ICT integration and its impact on learners’ academic performance in geography in secondary schools. The research project was guided by three specific objectives. The first was to find out views on ICT integration during the teaching and learning process of Geography at GS Nyakinama I, before and after the integration of ICT in teaching and learning Geography. The second was to identify the level of students’ performance in Geography at GS Nyakinama I. The third objective was to investigate the relationship between ICT integration and students’ performance in Geography at GS Nyakinama. The target population was the students, teachers, and administration staff of GS Nyakinama I. The sample comprised 86 respondents from 571 community, containing 548 students, 20 faculty members, and 3 regulatory staff. The results revealed that Views on ICT are second-hand by students and coaches, while education and the education process of Geography pupils and teachers of GS Nyakinama I use ICT in the knowledge and education process as trial: Always 69.7%, consistently 10.4%, rarely 15.1% and only 4.6% never second-hand ICT while education and knowledge process of Geography.

Biografías do autor/a

  • Lionel Iradukunda, Assistant Lecturer, Faculty, Education, Kibogora Polytechnic, Rwanda

    Lionel Iradukunda holds a Master’s degree in Information Technology from Annamalai University (India) and a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology from Annamalai University (India). He worked for 3 years at Kibogora Hospital, where he helped establish the electronic medical record system, configure servers, and maintain IT equipment. He is currently an Assistant Lecturer at Kibogora Polytechnic, from which he contributes to teaching various ICT courses across three faculties: Education, Health Sciences, and Business and Development Studies. He supervises undergraduate research projects. He participated in configuring various Kibogora Polytechnic systems, such as the MIS, E-Learning, and server systems, and served as a trainer for the ICDL program.

    Email:  lionelira222@gmail.com

  • Jean Luc Uwimana, Assistant Lecturer, Faculty, Education, Kibogora Polytechnic, Rwanda

    Uwimana Jean Luc, Assistant Lecturer, Kibogora Polytechnic, Rwanda. Uwimana Jean Luc is a linguist with a Bachelor's degree in education with English and French from Kibogora Polytechnic (Rwanda) and a Master's degree in education with a focus on French from the University of Rwanda. He is currently an assistant lecturer at several higher education institutions. He helps the Education Faculty teach languages and other relevant courses. He contributes to research projects on language learning and education in general.

    Email: uwimanajeanluc05@gmail.com

  • Yvette Umwari, Assistant Lecturer, Faculty, Education, Kibogora Polytechnic, Rwanda

    Umwari Yvette Bacholor's degree: English-French with Education, University of Kibungo, Rwanda. Master's degree: English Language Education, Yogyakarta State University, Indonesia. Current affiliation: employee as an Assistant Lecturer at Kibogora Polytechnic, Rwanda.

    Email: umwariyvette1991@gmail.com

  • Esron Mazimpaka, Assistant Lecturer, Faculty, Education, Kibogora Polytechnic, Rwanda

    Mazimpaka Esron holds a Master of Arts in English and Literature Education from Kampala University in Uganda and a Bachelor of Arts in English with Education from the University of Rwanda. He also holds an Advanced Level Certificate in Modern Languages. Esron has received various certificates as a Teacher Trainer in Rwanda, as well as international certifications as an English trainer. He has participated in several pedagogical seminars in Rwanda and contributed to the training, assessment, and certification of uncertified Pre-primary and Primary School Teachers. ESRON serves as an English Trainer for the British Council in Rwanda. He taught English at the secondary school level for 16 years and also worked for the Rwanda Basic Education Board as a School-Based Mentor. Currently, Mazimpaka Esron is an Assistant Lecturer of English at Kibogora Polytechnic, a university-level institution located in Nyamasheke District, Western Province, Rwanda. ESRON is a researcher and an author of different articles.

  • Azela Mukashyaka, Assistant Lecturer, Faculty, Education, Kibogora Polytechnic, Rwanda

    Mukashyaka Azela, Assistant Lecturer, Kibogora Polytechnic, Rwanda. Mukashyaka Azela holds a Master’s degree in Kiswahili in Education. University of Rwanda and a Bachelor's degree in Kiswahili with Education. She worked for 7 years as a secondary school teacher of English and Kiswahili. She is currently an Assistant Lecturer at Kibogora Polytechnic, from which she contributes to teaching the Kiswahili course in the Faculty of Education, Department of Languages.

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2026-04-03

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Vol. 12 Núm. 2 (2026)

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