Development of an Interactive e-Learning Management System (e-LMS) for Tanzanian Secondary Schools

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dc.contributor.authorKalinga, Ellen
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-29T07:13:17Z
dc.date.available2018-09-29T07:13:17Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptione-Learning for Tanzania Secondary Schools Projecten_US
dc.description.abstracte-Learning, defined as the use of information and communications technology (ICT) for supporting the educational process, has motivated Tanzania to apply ICT in its education systems. Tanzanian secondary schools which are geographically and socially isolated face a number of problems, including a way to get learning materials. The impact of these problems is poor performance in National Examinations. This poor performance however is most noted in science and mathematics. The problem in getting learning materials can be reduced by employing ICT. This research developed an interactive e-learning management system (e-LMS) to be used by Tanzanian secondary schools. Tanzania Secondary Schools e-Learning (TanSSe-L) system is the name adopted for an interactive e-LMS developed. The research is aimed at supporting teaching and learning functions by allowing for the creation and storage of learning materials, making them available, easily accessed and sharable by students from different secondary schools in Tanzania. It is a context driven research work of knowledge production in a specific context for application. Initially, the research work focused on two selected pilot schools; Kibaha Secondary School and Wali-ul-Asr Girls’ Seminary in Kibaha town, Pwani region. Features of the TanSSe-L system represent the standard form of any secondary school registered by the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training. The development of the TanSSe-L system made use of software engineering discipline. The research used Unified Modelling Language (UML) and integrated Object-Oriented System Analysis and Design (OOSA&D) and Model Driven Architecture (MDA) to address the System Development Life Cycle (SLDC) in a systemic way. UML design class diagram (DCD) is a Platform Independent Model (PIM) that was transformed into a Platform Specific Model (PSM) in MDA for implementation. Implementation made use of open source LMS to help generate a timely solution to TanSSe-L system development. In this specific context, focus group discussion as inspired by action research methodology was used. The research evolved into a triple helix process in close cooperation with other stakeholders. Finally, it is considered that replication and mirroring will make learning materials highly available to end-usersen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSida Sarec, University of Dar es Salaamen_US
dc.identifier.citationKalinga E. (2010). Development of an Interactive e-Learning Management System (e-LMS) for Tanzanian Secondary Schools. Blekinge Institute of Technology, ISBN: 978-91-7295-191-4, Blekinge Institute of Technology Doctoral Dissertation Series, ISSN 1653-2090.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1653-2090
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4930
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBlekinge Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDoctoral Dissertation Series;No 2010:10
dc.subjectICTen_US
dc.subjectTanzania Secondary Schoolsen_US
dc.subjecte-Learningen_US
dc.subjectSoftware Engineeringen_US
dc.subjectUMLen_US
dc.subjectMDAen_US
dc.subjectPIMen_US
dc.subjectOOSA&Den_US
dc.subjectPSMen_US
dc.subjectLMSen_US
dc.subjectOpen Sourceen_US
dc.subjectCustomizationen_US
dc.subjectReplicationen_US
dc.subjectMirroringen_US
dc.subjectFocus Group Discussionen_US
dc.subjectMode 2en_US
dc.subjectTriple Helix Modelen_US
dc.titleDevelopment of an Interactive e-Learning Management System (e-LMS) for Tanzanian Secondary Schoolsen_US
dc.typeDoctorate Thesisen_US
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