Integrating ICT in Teaching Accounting in Secondary Schools: A Systematic Literature Review

Integrating ICT in Teaching Accounting in Secondary Schools: A Systematic Literature Review

Andiswa Pride Muanalo & Sithembele Goodman Ndovela

Issue: Vol. 6 No. 12 2025 Article 21 pp.1513 – 1522
DOI : https://doi.org/10.38159/jelt.202561221| Published online 30th December, 2025.

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ABSTRACT

This study explored the integration of Information and Communication Technology in teaching Accounting in secondary schools. Utilizing Mishra and Koehler’s (2006) Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) and a systematic literature review to understand the integration of ICT tools in assisting learners to grasp the subject matter of Accounting in secondary schools. This was a qualitative study guided by the traditions of the interpretivism paradigm. Data were generated from related literature on the teaching of Accounting through infusing ICT. Various search engines, such as Google Scholar and Research Gate, played a crucial role in finding relevant research articles on the phenomenon. The following findings emerged, namely, (1) ICT Integration improves learner Engagement, (2) ICT as a Tool for Curriculum Coverage, (3) limited access to ICT tools, and last, Accounting teacher incompetency in using ICT. The study recommends that the Department of Basic Education must provide technological resources and offer training for teachers on the integration of ICT tools in teaching Accounting in schools. The study contributes to the scholarship of teaching and learning in Accounting education, especially in integrating ICT in Accounting.

Keywords: Accounting, ICT tools, integration, technological knowledge

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AUTHOR(S)

Dr. Sithembele Goodman Ndovela is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Edgewood campus, South Africa. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. His research interests include teaching and learning in Accounting education, especially Accounting threshold concepts. He is a member of the World Education Research Association (WERA) and the South African Education Research Association (SAERA).

Ms. Andiswa Pride Muanalo is a Bachelor of Education (BEd) student at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein campus. She is very passionate about understanding the dynamics of teaching and learning in Accounting education. She has developed a love for research in Accounting education. This love emanated from a research component of the Accounting module offered in undergraduate studies.

TO CITE ARTICLE

Muanalo, Andiswa Pride, and Sithembele Goodman Ndovela. “Integrating ICT in Teaching Accounting in Secondary Schools: A Systematic Literature Review.” Journal of Education and Learning Technology 6, no. 12 (2025): 1513 – 1522. https://doi.org/10.38159/jelt.202561221