Research Questions

Main research questions

The project's overarching research questions focus on the impact of ICT on learner achievement and motivation and teachers' pedagogic knowledge:

  • How does ICT transform the pedagogic knowledge and practice of teachers and the communities in which they work?
  • What is the impact of ICT-enhanced and ICT-transformed strategies on pupil achievement and motivation?
  • How can teacher education and training be developed to exploit the potential of ICT to ensure teacher capacity and quality?

These questions focus on improvements in the quality of learning in schools and communities and place educational content, processes and outcomes at the centre of the investigation. They seek to provide the basis on which long-term benefits of the research can be built. There is a dearth of research on the application of ICT to teaching and learning specifically in these key areas in less developed countries.