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Chapter 2: Literature Review2.1 Internet Access in Ghana Information and communication technology has become the tool that has become integrated and resourceful in the lives of people, ranging from health, to politics, to social, to culture, to entertainment and education. However, the Internet has been a valuable medium for the dissemination of knowledge and opportunities for development and growth. 2.1.1 SHS Student Access to the Internet With all these major improvements in technology, 21st century students are proposed to be “digital natives” [3 ]. Therefore, it is assumed that 21st century students are more technologically enlightened than their teachers. Concern is also expressed about the apparent lack of technological literacy among teachers. Sarfo FK and Ansong Gyimah conducted a survey with a sample of 300 students in 4 selected schools [3]. Overall the results showed that Ghanaian students are technologically savvy. This result is in line with the assertion that 21st century students are “digital natives” [3]. In the survey, 60% of students had access to computers and 40% did not. Furthermore, in the same survey, 22% of students had access to the Internet, meaning that many students appear to have access to computers, but their access to the Internet is quite limited. Therefore, the situation of Ghanaian SHS students accessing the Internet is significantly poor compared to that of developed countries [3]. The absence of Internet for the majority of Ghanaian SHS students is a key problem in most developing countries; and this can be explained in line with the notion of “Digital Divide” which describes economic inequality between groups or countries with the use or knowledge of information and communication. 1-4, December 2003.[7] JKOM a. K. A. Mensah, "Student Attitudes towards Mathematics and Achievement: Does Teacher Attitude Matter?", Journal of Education and Practice IISTE, Vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 1-8, 2013.[8] KA Lite, “Blogging at WordPress.com,” December 13, 2012. [Online]. Available: http://thisisyourbrainonblogs.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/ka-lite-bringing-education-to-those-who-need-it-most/.[9] SDJ &. N. Sherrod, “Developing Integrated Science and Mathematics Activities for Middle School Students,” International Journalof Mathematical EducationinScienceandTechnology, 2009.[10] REPUBLIC OF GHANA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND SPORT, "MATHEMATICS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM", pp. 1-4, September 2007.[11] R. Reis, "MAILING LIST OF TOMORROW'S PROFESSORS", July 2005. [Online]. Available: http://cgi.stanford.edu/~dept-ctl/tomprof/posting.php?ID=1106.