GENERAL INTRODUCTION AND MEANING OF ICT IN EDUCATION

GENERAL INTRODUCTION AND MEANING OF ICT IN EDUCATION

ICTs stand for information and communication technologies. UNESCO has defined ICT as forms of technology that are used to transmit, process, store, create, display, share or exchange information by electronic means. It includes not only traditional technologies like radio and television, but also modern ones like cellular phones, computers and networks, hardware and software, satellite systems and so on, as well as the various services and applications associated with them, such as videoconferencing.

Education is one of the major sectors which have undergone the influence of innovations in ICT. Starting from providing online content services, platform for organizing learning experiences to managing learning and assessment has been changed greatly by ICT developments. Students, teachers and educational administrators and every stakeholder in education have been benefitted by the integration of ICT in education.

ICT in education means teaching and learning with ICT. Educational ICT tools can be divided into 3 categories: Input source, Output source and others. Worldwide research has shown that ICT can lead to improved student learning and better teaching methods. A report made by the National Institute of Multimedia Education in Japan, proved that an increase in student exposure to educational ICT through curriculum integration has a significant and positive impact on student achievement, especially in terms of Knowledge, Comprehension, Practical skill and Presentation skill in subject areas such as mathematics, science, and social study.