Abstract
<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>
Highlights
Information and technology has a major role to play in forming the new worldwide economy to deliver fast changes in the society
The main objective of the study was to investigate the effect of information and communication technology on the achievement of secondary school students in chemistry
The results are consistent with Agrahari and Singh (2013) who found that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has a positive effect on student achievement scores in chemistry at secondary level
Summary
Information and technology has a major role to play in forming the new worldwide economy to deliver fast changes in the society. ICT acts as the foundation stone of the contemporary world; understanding this technology and its fundamental concepts is considered as part of the core of education (UNESCO, 2002). Technology has the potential to renovate the ways of instruction, where and how learning occurs and the roles of students and educators in the instructional process (UNESCO, 2002a). ICT is transforming procedures of instructional process by contributing components of strength to learning situations involving virtual environment.
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