Enhancing Learning And Teaching Of Clothing And Textiles Through Ict Resources Usage In Colleges Of Education In Ghana: A Case Of Centwest Zonal Colleges Of Education

Abstract

The main purpose of the study was to find out how ICT resources can be used to enhance learning and teaching of clothing and textiles in Colleges of Education in order to be abreast with modern style of learning and teaching. Considering the nature of the research problem and the purpose of this study, the explanatory sequential design under the mixed methods approach which includes quantitative and qualitative research was the most appropriate research methodology used for this study. Purposive sampling was used to select the colleges and stratified random sampling was used to select the respondents. Sample size of 120 student teachers in level 200 and 300 and 8 tutors from Central and Western zone in Colleges of Education in Ghana. The study employed questionnaires and interview in the data collection. The result of the study concluded that there was no significant difference between male and female tutors on ICT tools usage for teaching clothing and textiles in the Colleges of Education. The findings of the study indicated that effective use of ICT resources available enhance learning and teaching of clothing and textiles in the Colleges of Education.