Candidate name: Jae’lle Bourne

Registration number:160025

School: Holy Faith Convent Couva

Centre Number: 160025

Territory: Trinidad and Tobago

Year of Exam: 2022

Subject: Social Studies

Statement of Aim: Are educators continuing the use of technology in their classrooms after online
schooling to enhance their teachings and what are the impacts of this on their students?
 Table of Contents

Introduction……………………………………………………………………………..1
Statement of problem………………………………………………………………2
Reasons for Selecting Area of Research…………………………………….3
 Introduction

Teaching can be defined as engagement with learners to enable their understanding and

application of knowledge, concepts and processes. To teach is to engage students in learning;

thus, teaching consists of getting students involved in the active construction of knowledge.

Technology is not commonly incorporated into a form of educational resources. According to an

article by US Department of Education entitled ‘Use of Technology in Teaching and Learning’:

Technology infuses classrooms with digital learning tools, such as computers and handheld

devices; expands course offerings, experiences, and learning materials; supports learning 24

hours a day, 7 days a week; builds 21st century skills; increases student engagement and

motivation; and accelerates learning. Technology also has the power to transform teaching by

ushering in a new model of connected teaching. This model links teachers to their students and

to professional content, resources, and systems to help them improve their own instruction and

personalize learning.

In Trinidad and Tobago there is a minimal incorporation of technology in classrooms over the

years but with the start of online schooling can this incorporation continue for the betterment

of learning and additional resources.

 Statement of the Problem

Are educators continuing the use of technology in their classrooms after online schooling to

enhance their teachings and what are the impacts of this on their students?

This study seeks to investigate:

Are teachers implementing technology into their teachings and is this impacting their

student positively or negatively?

Are students in favor of the incorporation of technology in their learning?

How has the introduction of technology in classrooms affected the academic

performance of students?
 Reasons for Selecting This Area of Research

The researcher has an interest in technology and its impact on the educational system.

Technology can be integrated into all aspects of education as its social broadband is extensive

as it can be almost impossible to distance yourself form today’s technology. It is assimilated

into aspects of life for older generations and younger generations.

As might be expected, the researcher is of the opinion that technology should be integrated

into teaching and learning in today’s classrooms and curriculums as it can steer students on

their own part to personalized thinking and learning. As a student of Holy Faith Convent Couva,

I greatly appreciate the implementation of technology that some teachers add to their lesson

and the resources provided after the further our own interest. The article from TeachHUB.COM

entitled ‘Benefits of Technology in the Classroom’ seems to share the same views as they state:

The impact that technology has had on today’s schools has been quite significant. This

widespread adoption of technology has completely changed how teachers teach and students

learn. Teachers are learning how to teach with emerging technologies while students are using

advanced technology to shape how they learn. By embracing and integrating technology in the

classroom, we are setting our students up for a successful life outside of school.
My interest was further piqued as Dr. Didicus Jules, Director General of the Organization of

Eastern Caribbean Studies as he was quoted in an article by ICTPulse entitled ‘Are we truly using

Technology in the Classrooms’ stating:

the “chalk and talk” mode of teaching is dead, and it is time teachers’ start using the tools

available to reach their more technologically savvy students

The research is interested in finding out if teachers implementing technology into their

teachings and is this impacting their student positively or negatively? Furthermore, are students

in favor of the incorporation of technology into their learning? How has the introduction of

technology in classrooms affected the academic performance of students?