Tshering Gyeltshen*

Lobesa Lower Secondary School, Punakha, Bhutan

*Corresponding Author: Tshering Gyeltshen, Lobesa Lower Secondary School, Punakha, Bhutan.

Received: April 14, 2025; Published: April 28, 2025

Abstract

In the 21st century, technology is indispensable and serves as a catalyst for globalizations, intellectual labour, and entrepreneurship. In the 21st century, technology is essential and acts as a catalyst for globalization, intellectual labour, and entrepreneurship. Bhutan has significantly prioritized the digitalization of the nation as it continues to evolve. The incorporation of technology into Bhutan's educational framework has grown progressively significant. This study assesses the status of technology integration and teaching practices and their impact on school management. It evaluates teachers' general competency in ICT knowledge and their perspec tives on the usefulness of integrating it into the teaching-learning environment. The effectiveness of the CodeMonkey programme was examined at Lobesa Lower Secondary School (LLSS) in Punakha District, Bhutan after it was introduced as a mandatory subject from pre-primary to eighth grade in 2020. A mixed-methods approach was used, combining qualitative and quantitative data. The study included teachers and students from grades 6 to 8 at LLSS, with participants selected through simple random sampling at a 50% sampling intensity, resulting in 33 teachers and 165 students. Structured questionnaires were distributed online via Google Forms, and data analysis was conducted using Microsoft Excel functions. Qualitative data was analyzed using Creswell’s six-step method. Findings indicate that teachers at LLSS are comfortable integrating ICT into teaching practices, which has positively in fluenced student engagement; however, they lack ICT-based professional development. Additionally, the CodeMonkey programme was beneficial for younger students. The study recommends continuing the CodeMonkey programme for lower-grade students and adapting programming classes for higher grades to match the student's learning abilities. We also advise teachers to enhance their ICT proficiency through ICT-based professional development.

Keywords: Technology; ICT; Teaching; Learning; School

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