Literature Review on the Use of Ict as Classroom Practice

Literature review Using ICT as a classroom practice in Science lesson: The effect on students’ motivation and achievement on learning Vast development on ICT (Information communication technology), along with the globalization of the economy has changed the field of education. According to RAND Corporation (2002) in their report on Teaching and learning 21st century skills: Lesson from learning sciences, one of the nine lessons to teach in 21st century skills is to make use of technology to support learning. Technology presents students with new ways to develop their problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills. Now, the implementation of ICT plays an important role in education reforms, locally and internationally.†¦show more content†¦Some other reason are teachers have limited access to reliable resources, Science curriculum overloaded with contents, assessments that does not requires technology and lack of subject-specific guidance for using ICT to support teaching. Research shows that even when technology is available, it is often underused. In the research paper done by (Chrisostomou amp; Savvidou, 2000), ICT in the classroom maybe time consuming especially with the limited time the teacher has with the students. Especially in the part where recording data on computer followed by working with paper and pencil. The impact on the use of ICT in Science curriculum depends on the circumstance and the way how it is used in the Science lesson. Some of the areas where ICT has been found to have positive effects are ICT can improve science practical work, motivates students learning, helps in exploring ideas and changing pedagogy which supports with students needs. (BECTA, 2003). Many researchers concluded that the uses of any kind technology devices have supported this positive effect. ICT can increase students’ performance level. 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