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    The Usage of ICT in Secondary Education, the Case of Yeka Public Secondary Schools of Addis Ababa City Administration
    (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2025-05) Awgichew Abebaw; Jeilu Oumer (PhD)
    The purpose of this study was to consider the use of ICT in secondary education, the case of Yeka public secondary schools of Addis Ababa city administration. Also, the study investigated the opportunity that teachers offer in use of ICT. A descriptive survey design has been used with a mixed methods approach. Four public secondary schools were deliberately chosen as per their situation to contact each corner of the sub-city. A proportionate sampling and simple random sampling techniques were used to identify 247 sample teachers for the questionnaire and a purposive sampling technique is used to select school principals, for interviews. The data obtained by the questionnaire were analyzed using percentage and frequency as statistical methods. Interviews and FGD were analyzed on the subject narrative form. The results have showed that it is not possible for teachers to use ICT in the education, secondary school of education did not equip for the teachers with necessary skills to effectively utilize ICT tools in the teaching learning process. Generally, the overall practice of using ICT in secondary schools and the improvements gained from schools were not to the expected level. The overall findings show that there is no adequate opportunity for teachers to use ICT for develops their skills and supporting their teaching learning process. According to the quantitative and qualitative data analysis, there are a series of challenges for teachers to use ICT. Thus, without effective use of ICT, the expected improvements in the quality of education and students’ academic achievement cannot be enhanced. Based on this, it was recommended that the City Administration Education Bureau should take appropriate measures, including the supply of adequate materials and professional support to the Sub-city as well as the schools. The provision should also include providing ICT laboratories with the necessary accessories to provide modern ICT education in schools, as well as providing administrative support for ICT teachers to fill gaps in their knowledge, roles, and skills required by the profession, so that they can better assist learners and improve the quality of their learning.