Abstract:
The study employed a descriptive research design to explore the feasibility of
information and communication technology (ICT) use in the teaching of physics in Ghanaian high
school classrooms. A questionnaire was used to collect data from 70 practicing physics teachers
from 23 Senior High Schools (SHSs) in Ghana. The study showed that the practicing physics
teachers were not using ICT in their current teaching practices owing to barriers such as lack of
ICT resource and lack of knowledge and skill that are ICT-oriented. However, the practicing
teacher of the study showed positive attitudes and beliefs toward the use of ICT for physics
instruction and expressed their willingness to participate in training programmes to foster their
teaching practices with ICT. The study therefore advocates that the use of ICT as an instructional
tool for physics teaching in Ghanaian high school is feasible but requires that substantive
assistance be given to teachers in order to equip them with ICT-related pedagogical knowledge
and skills to facilitate their teaching practices.
