Stakeholders’ perceptions towards the influence of quality assurance factors on media integration in teaching and learning of CRE in secondary schools

Integration of media in teaching and learning is crucial in determining the quality of Christian Religious Education (CRE) curriculum implemented. Despite its importance, stakeholders have raised real concerns about the performance of the subject in secondary schools hence the need to establish stakeholders’ perceptions towards the influence of quality assurance factors on media integration in teaching and learning of CRE in secondary schools in Vihiga County, Kenya. The purpose of the study was to establish stakeholders’ perceptions towards the influence of quality assurance factors on media integration in teaching and learning of CRE in Secondary schools in Vihiga County, Kenya. The study adopted descriptive survey design and mixed methodology. The study population consisted of 120 teachers of CRE, 112 principals, six (6) Sub-County Quality Assurance and Standards Officers (SCQASOs), 112 Heads of Department (HODs) and all CRE students in secondary schools in Vihiga County, Kenya. Data was collected using Questionnaire, Interview Schedule and Document Analysis Guide. The study established that; stakeholders were of the view that quality assurance had a moderate influence on media integration in teaching and learning. It further established that teachers were overloaded and therefore adopted lecture method in teaching and learning of Christian Religious Education in public secondary schools. This negatively influenced media integration in teaching and learning of Christian Religious Education in secondary schools. The study recommends that; School administrators should be regularly inducted on the importance of media integration in teaching and learning of Christian Religious Education so as to emphasize and provide support on the preparation of professional records such as; schemes of work and lesson plans to ensure that teachers adequately incorporate various media resources in their schemes of work and lesson plans.