A Review of Pedagogical Strategies for ICT Integration in Chemistry Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Volume 10, Issue 3, June 2025     |     PP. 105-118      |     PDF (238 K)    |     Pub. Date: June 1, 2025
DOI: 10.54647/education880599    15 Downloads     198 Views  

Author(s)

Nyasha Makuve, Chemistry Department, University of Botswana Pvt Bag 0022, Gaborone, Botswana
Jane Iloanya, Department of Education and Language Skills, Botho University PO Box 501564, Gaborone, Botswana

Abstract
The use of ICT in chemistry education involves a completely new pedagogy rather than just minor adjustments to the traditional instruction model. Students participate in shared learning resources and ICT-based learning environments to learn autonomously, actively and collaboratively, rather than following the traditional model of knowledge transformation. The use of computer-based communication and technological-based instruction in regular classroom activities is a component of ICT integration in education. This makes significant contribution to the pedagogical aspects of how ICT use promotes successful chemistry learning. The utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the teaching and learning of chemistry is inevitable due to the use of computers and software such as ChemWindow, Chem3D Pro and Avogadro which are used to draw chemical structures and visualize molecules in chemistry laboratories and classrooms. The theory and practice of teaching chemistry in the presence of ICT is governed by the pedagogical integration of ICT which intern improves the effectiveness of chemistry learning in higher education. This work discusses pedagogical theories for incorporating information and communication technology in chemistry higher education teaching and learning, pedagogical theories, impact of ICT integration and the challenges associated with ICT in chemistry teaching.

Keywords
chemistry teaching and learning, ICT integration, pedagogical approaches ICT, ICT integration challenges in chemistry teaching and learning

Cite this paper
Nyasha Makuve, Jane Iloanya, A Review of Pedagogical Strategies for ICT Integration in Chemistry Teaching and Learning in Higher Education , SCIREA Journal of Education. Volume 10, Issue 3, June 2025 | PP. 105-118. 10.54647/education880599

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