TEACHERS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE USE OF KWARA LEARN EDUCATIONAL TABLET FOR TEACHING IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

Kwara Learn is an educational technology initiative aimed at enhancing teaching and learning in Kwara State Basic Education classes. The purpose of this study was thus to investigate teachers’ attitudes towards the use of the Kwara learn educational tablet for teaching. Using descriptive research of the survey method, the study collected data from the primary school teachers in all ten local government areas in Kwara state, where the tablets have been deployed and used for teaching. A random sampling technique was used to select 192 respondents, with data collected using a researcher-designed questionnaire. The data collected were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics, while all hypotheses were tested at a 0.05 significance level. The findings of the study revealed that the majority of the teachers possessed a negative attitude towards the use of the Kwara Learn educational tablet for teaching. Based on the findings of this research, it was recommended, among others, that the government and management of the basic education sector should increase investment in ICT facilities as well as retraining exercises for teachers’ proficiency in the use of ICT for teaching.