Impact of ICT on the academic achievement of secondary school students

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to explore the impact of ICT on the academic achievement of students at the secondary school level. Thirty students from a group of students studying in the secondary level participated in the study. By using a pre-test, treatment and post - test single group experimental research design data were collected about the ICT adoption in classroom and the relative academic performance of students. ICT teaching learning modules on physical science are developed for implementation of the intervention programme. The data analysed and interpreted by using the statistical techniques such as mean, SD & t-ratio. The study found that there is significant effect of ICT on the academic achievement of the students. Finally, the study suggests that proper steps should be taken by the policy makers, administrators and academicians of different educational institutions to promote the use of ICT for focusing academic purposes.