IMPACT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ON SECONDARY LEVEL STUDENTS' ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN BIOLOGY

Abstract

Main purpose of the study was to know the importance of information and communication technology in teaching of biology. So, the objective of the study was to examine the effect of using ICT on students’ achievement in biology at Secondary level. To address the designed objective null hypothesis “There is no significant difference in the effect of using ICT on students’ achievement in biology of control and experimental group at secondary level” was formulated. The study was delimitated to students of Biology subject of class 9^th. True-experimental “Pre-test post-test control group design” was used. The study was carried out in the government high school in Shakarghar, for six weeks. For pre-test and post-test, a test of 30 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) was developed according to first three levels of blooms taxonomy. The results depicted that ICT students performed in a very better way as compared to traditional lecture method students. So, it is recommended that Information and communication technology is very important in the teaching learning process, therefore, availability of ICT in all the public and private schools should be ensured for better achievement.