Impact of Ict on Science Learning To Enhance Motivation of Secondary Level Students: An Analytical Study

Abstract

Present century has witnessed a great progress in the field of science and technology which has led to extensive developments in the academic sector also. To cope with this growth in education sector, ICT i.e., Information and Communication Technology has a vital role to play. That is why the present study has emphasized to understand the impact of ICT on science learning to enhance motivation of secondary school students. From this angle of vision the objectives of this study have been stated and the gravity of the problem has been unfolded. On the basis of different researches a review has been made. The descriptive survey method followed by multivariate exploratory approach was employed for the present study. A purposive sampling technique was used. The sample has been consisted of 100 secondary school students of either sex of West Bengal government aided secondary schools. The sample is from eight secondary schools situated in different places of two districts viz. Burdwan and Bankura. A Likert type scale for Assessment of motivation in science learning with the impact of ICT was developed and standardised for the study. The data was organized and analyzed by factor analysis technique in SPSS Statistical Software. The extracted Principal component factors were interpreted. In course of this analysis and interpretation it was seen that the obtained first five principal component factors with highest loading clearly indicated the role of ICT in science learning motivation.