Abstract:
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become a household
name for any country that wants to develop Education. ICT has received
significant attention from successive governments over the past decade at the
Senior High school level. Teaching and learning have evolved over the years
from the traditional instructivism, to the constructivism approach where
learners have become active organism with expectations and the teacher
becoming a facilitator. The aim of the study was to investigate the use of ICT
as a constructivist approach to the teaching and learning of Physics in Swedru
Senior High School. The study was underpinned by the constructivist theory.
The study adopted a quantitative research approach and descriptive research
design. The census method and simple random sampling techniques were used
in this research. The sample size was 206 students randomly selected for the
study and 8 science teachers were purposely selected. Questionnaire was used
as a research instrument for data collection. Descriptive statistical tools were
used in analysing the data into frequencies and percentages, means and
standard deviations with the support of SPSS version 22.0. The study revealed
that the use of ICT in the teaching and learning of Physics developed diverse
learning, critical thinking and active student participation which improve
student‟s performance in the subject. It was recommended that, the Government
should adopt ICT as a constructivist approach to the teaching and learning of
Physics in Senior High Schools by providing the necessary logistics and
infrastructure so that they can use ICT resources to enhance teaching and
learning
