A QUESTIONNAIRE FOR STUDEN

TS ATTITUDES TOWAR

DS ICT USE IN TEACHING AND LEARNI

NG BIOLOGY Instructions: Please

tick or fill in where necessary. For the purpose

of this questionnaire Information and

Communication Technology (ICT) is define

as a range of technologies for gathering,

storing, retrieving, processing, analyzing,

and transmitting information like

computers, projectors, internet, e.t.c.

SECTION A: Background

Information 1. Name of school

2. Type of school residence: Day �

Boarding �3. What is your sex? Male

Female � �4. What is your age?

13-15 �15-17 �17-19

�Over 19 �SECTION B:

Availability of ICT resources and levels of ICT use

in teaching and learning Biology

5. Does your school offer any ICT

resources? Yes �No

�6. Does your school have a

Computer laboratory connected to the internet?

Yes �No �

I don’t know � 7. What are some of the

different ICT resources offered by

your school? ________________________

________________________________

_______________ _ 8. Where do you

access ICT resources at your schools?

Class � Computer lab � Library �

Internet Café � If other indicate__________

________________________________________

_________ 9. Does your biology

teacher use ICT resources during teaching?

Always � Sometimes � Never � 10. Do you use

the internet to access information

concerning your Biology subject? Always �

Sometimes � Never �

11. How

often do

you use

the

internet

Daily

Twice a week Weekly Monthly Never

� � � � �

12. What mainly do you use the

internet for? Chat � Study Surf

Look for Biology notes other (indicate)

________________ � � �

SECTION C: Attitudes of students

towards ICT use in teaching and

learning Biology Instructions: Under this

section, use the codes given by writing a

letter of your choice against the

question. The codes are given below.strongly

disagree = 1 Disagree = 2

Undecided = 3 Disagree = 4

strongly disagree = 5

13. Does Internet use have an impact on your

learning of Biology?14. Do you like

your teacher to use ICT during the teaching

of Biology?15. The way your teacher

uses ICT during the teaching of Biology is

Satisfactory?16. Computers scare me

off17. ICT is better off than the library.

18. I know how to use ICT but not

interested in using it to learn Biology.19. I have

got other info sources better than ICT.

20. I cannot study biology without

ICT21. I wish ICT could not be used in

the teaching of Biology22. I find

it time consuming to use ICT in learning

Biology23. It interferes with my preparatio

n time for exams24. I get distracted by ICT in

the teaching and learning of

Biology25. I cannot learn Biology

with ICT alone (I need help from teacher)

26. ICT is very helpful in Biology

group studies.SECTION C: (Problems

facing students in use of ICT in learning Biology.

27. Are the computers available in your

school enough for all students in your

classroom? Ye s � No �

28. Is your teacher very competent

in using ICT resources during the teaching

of Biology? Ye s � No �

29. What are some of the problems facing

you in the use of ICT during the learning

ofBiology?