Integration of ICT in Education: the Plasma Mode of Education in Ethiopian High Schools

Ethiopia is located in East Africa with a population of 70 million. Ethiopia is a federal government and has 14 regional states. Each region has some autonomy to implement a customized educational system based on the national framework. Each region has its own working language and culture. One of the main challenges of the country is to create equal access to education to all citizens of the country. The absence of interrelated contents and mode of presentation that can develop student's knowledge, cognitive abilities and behavioral change by level, to adequately enrich problem-solving ability and attitude, are some of the major problems of our education system (MOE, 2006). Scholars in the field also mentioned shortage of teachers, schools and other educational logistics as serious bottlenecks of the country’s educational services. In 1994, the Ethiopian Government revised and issued a new educational policy that can address the country’s development needs. The new policy emphasizes the development of problem solving capacity and culture in the content of education, curriculum structure and approach, focusing on the acquisition of scientific knowledge and practicum (MOE, 1994). Recently the Ethiopian government introduced Plasma Mode of Education to all high schools of the country t