scholarly journals Effects of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on Students’ Academic Achievement and Retention in Chemistry at Secondary Level

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ishtiaq Hussain ◽  
Qaiser Suleman ◽  
Muhammad Naseer-ud-Din ◽  
Farhan Shafique
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Pretest Score ◽  
Teaching Chemistry ◽  
9Th Grade ◽  
Information And Communication

<p>The current paper investigated the effects of information and communication technology on the students’ academic achievement and retention in chemistry. Fifty students of 9th grade were selected randomly from Kohsar Public School and College Latamber Karak. The students were grouped into equivalent groups based on pretest score. In order to collect data, pretest posttest equivalent groups design was used. Mean, standard deviation and independent samples t-test were applied through SPSS for data analysis. Based on statistical analysis, it came to light that information and communication technology positively affects students’ academic achievement and retention and ICT was found more compelling, effective and valuable in teaching of chemistry when contrasted with conventional techniques of teaching. It is recommended that information and communication technology should be used in teaching chemistry for enhancing students’ academic achievement at secondary level.</p>

scholarly journals Influence of the internet on the academic achievement of Senior High School students in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (08) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joana Duker ◽  
Ebenezer Appah Bonney ◽  
Maria-Goretti Dunyo Adibi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Cape Coast ◽  
Information And Communication

To many, the emergence of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has done more harm than good to the youth particularly adolescent students. Hence, this study sought to investigate the influence of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on the academic achievement of students of Holy Child Senior High School in Cape Coast. It specifically examined how ICT improves the academic achievement of students, other uses to which students put ICT/internet facility, its effects on their moral behaviour, and how it can be regulated among students. It also tested relationship between the students’ use of computer and their academic performance at 5% significance level. The study design was the Mixed Method Research type with a population consisting of 70 teachers, 1010 students, their parents and internet café operators in the Metropolis. A sample size of 300 was determined for the study comprising 200 students, 50 teachers and 45 parents randomly selected, while five internet café operators in the Metropolis were purposively chosen. The study recorded a 91.3% retrieval rate. Questionnaires and interview schedules were designed to solicit information from the respondents. The SPSS was used to analysis the data gathered. The study confirms that ICT/internet has a positive influence on the academic performance of students. It is recommended that students should be allowed and encouraged to use ICT/internet strictly for only academic purposes.

scholarly journals The Impact of Integrating Flipped Learning and Information and Communication Technology on the Secondary School Students’ Academic Achievement and Their Attitudes Towards It

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Wael I. Seitan ◽  
Aseel O. Ajlouni ◽  
Nayel D. A. Al-Shara’h
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Flipped Learning ◽  
School Students ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of integrating flipped learning and information and communication technology on secondary school students’ academic achievement and attitudes. The study was based on a quasi-experimental approach where the sample of the study consisted of 40 students from Mashrek International School in Amman, Jordan, who were randomly assigned into either an experimental group (20 students) or control group (20 students). An academic achievement test was used with both groups as a pre-test and post-test, and an attitude scale was implemented only on the experimental group. The validity and reliability of the study were ensured. The findings revealed the effectiveness of the flipped learning approach, statically significant differences were found between the experimental and control group in terms of the students’ academic achievement. As for the experimental group the students’ attitudes towards peers, teacher, environment and learning process were positive.

scholarly journals Perbandingan Penggunaan Media ICT dengan Media Manual pada Pembelajaran Statistika Siswa SMP Negeri 5 Panggang Gunungkidul

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Desi Susilawati ◽  
Mudiyatun Sawiyah ◽  
Asnidar Asnidar
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Media

Abstrak.Dunia telah mengalami kemajuan sangat pesat dibidang teknologi. Pemanfaatan teknologi secara tepat dalam dunia pendidikan akan sangat membantu terhadap proses pembelajaran. Salah satunya adalah penggunaan media ICT (Information and Communication Technology) dalam proses belajar mengajar di kelas. Pembelajaran dengan menggunakan media ICT membutuhkan sarana prasarana yang mendukung yaitu berupa komputer. SMP Negeri 5 termasuk salah satu sekolah di Gunungkidul yang terbilang cukup lengkap dan telah memiliki fasilitas berupa laboratorium computer. Selain itu kepemilikan computer atau laptop sudah bukan menjadi hal asing bagi siswa. Namun ada juga anggapan bahwa penggunaan media manual masih representatif untuk digunakan pada pembelajaran. Berdasarkan hasil observasi, siswa kelas VIII mengalami kesulitan belajar pada mata pelajaran matematika, khususnya pada materi Statistika. Penggunaan media ICT diasumsikan dapat membantu mengatasi masalah belajar dan meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa sehingga dilakukan pengembangan media menggunakan model ADDIE. Penggunaan media manual juga dilakukan untuk mengetahui perbandingan pemanfaatan media ICT dan media manual. Analisis data diperoleh dari hasil pengisian daftar checklist dari angket siswa. Sedangkan, untuk mengetahui keefektifan media ICT dan media manual dalam meningkatkan hasil belajar digunakan analisis data menggunakan uji t. Data yang diperoleh dari hasil uji coba berupa data kualitatif dan data kuantitatif. Hasil data kualitatif diperoleh dari data wawancara yang kemudian dilakukan analisis isi, sedangkan data kualitatif diperoleh dari hasil perhitungan angket dan hasil tes. Rata-rata hasil belajar siswa menggunakan media ICT 78,75 dengan simpangan baku 17,08. Rata-rata hasil belajar siswa menggunakan media manual 72,5 dengan simpangan baku 16,12. Berdasarkan hasil uji t dapat disimpulkan bahwa hasil belajar siswa menggunakan media ICT untuk materi statistika lebih baik daripada hasil belajar siswa menggunakan media manual. Jadi, media ICT statistika mata pelajaran matematika untuk siswa kelas VIII dinyatakan layak dan efektif untuk digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran di SMP Negeri 5 Panggang Gunungkidul. Abstract. The world has experienced a very rapid progress in technology. Utilization of appropriate technologies in education will be very helpful to the learning process. One is the media usage of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) in teaching and learning in the classroom. Learning by using ICT media requires infrastructure to support the form of a computer. SMP Negeri 5 Panggang Gunungkidul, including one of the schools which is quite complete and has facilities such as computer labs. Additionally ownership or laptop computer already is not a foreign thing for students. But there is also the notion that use of the manual is still representative for the media used in learning. Based on observations, the eighth grade students with learning difficulties in mathematics, particularly in the matter of Statistics. The use of ICT media assumed that it could help overcome the problem of learning and improve student learning outcomes so do the media development using ADDIE models. The use of manual media also carried out to compare the use of ICT media and media manual. Analysis of the data obtained from the questionnaire filling a checklist of students. Whereas, to determine the effectiveness of ICT media and media user in improving learning outcomes used data analysis using the t test. Data obtained from the test results in the form of quantitative and qualitative data. Results of the qualitative data obtained from the interview data were then conducted content analysis, while qualitative data obtained from the calculation results of questionnaires and test results. The average results of student learning using ICT media 78.75 with a standard deviation of 17.08. The average student learning outcomes using manual media 72.5 with a standard deviation of 16.12. Based on t test results can be concluded that the results of student learning using ICT media for statistical material better than the results of student learning using media manual. So, media ICT statistical mathematics courses for students of class VIII declared feasible and effective for use as a medium of learning in SMP Negeri 5 Panggang Gunungkidul.

Information and Communication Technology and Cultural Change

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 222-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Hansen ◽  
Tom Postmes ◽  
Nikita van der Vinne ◽  
Wendy van Thiel
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ict For Development ◽  
Practical Implications

This paper studies whether and how information and communication technology (ICT) changes self-construal and cultural values in a developing country. Ethiopian children were given laptops in the context of an ICT for development scheme. We compared children who used laptops (n = 69) with a control group without laptops (n = 76) and a second control group of children whose laptop had broken down (n = 24). Results confirmed that after 1 year of laptop usage, the children’s self-concept had become more independent and children endorsed individualist values more strongly. Interestingly, the impact of laptop usage on cultural values was mediated by self-construal (moderated mediation). Importantly, modernization did not “crowd out” traditional culture: ICT usage was not associated with a reduction in traditional expressions (interdependent self-construal, collectivist values). Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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