Abstract:
The study was about the effects of e-learning on teaching and learning in secondary schools of Kazo District, Uganda. The study was guided by the following objectives: To find out the contribution of students learning control to time saving in secondary schools in Kazo district in Uganda, to establish the contribution of E-learning applicability to efficiency in secondary schools in Kazo district in Uganda and to examine how value added on teaching ensures responsiveness in Secondary Schools in Kazo District in Uganda. The researcher used both qualitative and quantitative research methods with a cross sectional survey design. Qualitative and quantitative approaches complement each other and therefore they should be combined to maximize the strength and minimize the limitations of each other. Out of 4380 target population, 280 sample size were considered. This included, ten (10) headteachers, ten (10) Deputy headteachers, ten (10) DOS, fifty (50) teachers and two hundred (200) students. The study found out that, students control improves interaction between students, creates a room for electronic learning, improves on the number of participates and reduces the students’ queues in schools. The study also found out that, E-learning applicability improves on the quality of services, creates easy access to school services, ensures easy registration of students and ensures early release of results. The study also revealed that, value added teaching promotes effective learning process, improves on data base management, increases the number of students, promotes quick decision making at the School and ensures transparency. The study also revealed that, with the adoption of pedagogical usability, the user satisfaction will be higher and a greater proportion of the students’ time will be spent on useful tasks rather than with struggling and feeling alienated by the technology. The study recommended that, the schools should consider usability at the design stage and this is because it is far more cost effective and it would therefore make sense for a portion of the budget and development time to be apportioned. The various learning styles that students could adopt when using E-learning should also be taken into account. All students should be trained on how to use computer based networks and this will improve the effectiveness of E-learning.
