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TOPIC:IMPACT OF ICT ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

• PRAYER• INTRODUCTION• POSITIVE IMPACTS• NEGATIVE IMPACTS• CURRENT TREND (MOE)• CONCLUSION

PRESENTATION OBJECTIVES

• INTERPRET ICT• DISCUSS POSITIVE AND

NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF ICT ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

• APPRECIATE EFFECTIVE USE OF ICT AS STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

OVERVIEW

• THE PHRASE ICT WAS COINED BY STEVENSON(Furniss, 2000)

• IT REFERS TO TECHNOLOGIES WHICH ARE USED FOR CONNECTING,STORING,EDITING AND PASSING INFORMATION IN VARIOUS FORMS

• CT INVOLVES USING TECHNOLOGY,COMMUNICATION TOOLS,ACCESS,MANAGE,INTEGRATE,EVALUATE AND CREATE INFORMATION IN ORDER TO FUNCTION IN A KNOWLEDGEABLE SOCIETY

POSITIVE IMPACTS OF ICT ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE• STUDENTS ARE MORE IN

CONTROL OF THEIR LEARNING• INCREDIBLY IMPROVES

PERFORMANCE IN ALL SUBJECTS OF CURRICULUM

• STUDENTS ENTER CLASSES WITH POSITIVE ATTITUDE SO LEARNING POTENTIAL IS ENHANCED

• MOTIVATES LEARNERS• IMPROVES PERFORMANCE

THROUGH DISCOVERY LEARNING• ENABLES STUDENTS TO PRESENT

QUALITY PROJECTS,TASKS CBAS

• PROMOTES CHANGE AND FOSTERS STUDENTS INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT

• ACCESSIBILITY AND IMMEDIACY TO INFORMATION NEEDED

• COLLABORATIVE LEARNING HELPS IMPROVE RESULTS

• FOSTERS CREATIVE LEARNING,INTERACTIVE AND EVALUATIVE LEARNING OF STUDENTS

• PROVIDES A MEDIUM OF RESEARCH

NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF ICT ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

• AFFECTS PRODUCTIVITY IN SCHOOL WORK

• POOR PERFORMANCE IN ACADEMIC WORK IF NOT UTILISED EFFECTIVELY

• MAKES STUDENTS LAZY SO CANNOT GIVE IN THEIR BEST IN SCHOOL WORK

• VIOLENT GAMES INSTILLS AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR WHICH LEADS TO DISCIPLINE PROBLEMS

• MUCH OF TIME SPENT ON OTHER WEBSITES

• MISUSE CAN LEAD TO PROBLEMS eg relationship social, respect,status in society which might affect the learner emotionally as well as the performance academically

• SLEEP DISORDER/EYE PROBLEMS WHICH AFFECTS ATTENDANCE

• SHORT FORM TEXT SPOILS WRITTEN LANGUAGE SO STUDENTS ARE PENALISED IN EXTERNAL EXAMS

ACCORDING TO MOE CS PRESCRIPTIONS (ANNEX 3) STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO:

• BECOME FAMILIAR WITH AND UNDERSTAND BASIC FEATURES OF COMPUTERS• DEVELOP SKILLS TO USE COMPUTERS• DEVELOP LOGIC AND PROBLEM STRATEGIES IN A VARIETY OF SITUATIONS• USE COMPUTER AS A TOOL IN WRITING ( WORD PROCESSING) AND NUMBER

INTENSIVE CALCULATIONS ( SPREADSHEET)• EXPLORE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF COMPUTERS• BECOME AWARE OF AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION AND POTENTIAL MISUSE• EVALUATE OWN ATTITUDE AND VALUES AS IT RELATES TO USE AND ABUSE OF

TECHNOLOGY• BECOME AWARE OF ALL TYPES OF COMPUTER RELATED CAREERS

CONCLUSIONEVERYTHING IN LIFE IS LIKE A 2-SIDED COIN,THERE IS ALWAYS POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SIDE OF EVERY PHENOMENON BUT WHETHER IT IS POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF ICT; IS FAR REACHING AND CANNOT BE OVEREMPHASISED.AS HUMANS WE HAVE BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO BLAMING OTHERS FOR OUR FAILURES.IF WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WE MUST BECOME RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO US EITHER GOOD OR BAD. SO THE KEY TO ENABLE STUDENTS USE ICT EFFECTIVELY IS :

CONTINUE’D• ALWAYS MONITOR CLASS USING MULTI-MEDIA TOOLS• STRICT SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS IS NEEDED IN LABS• INFORM PARENTS REGARDING SUPERVISION AND MONITORING

STUDENTS MEDIA CONSUMPTION DURING PTI AND CAPS• INFORM STUDENTS ON HOW TO USE INTERNET PRODUCTIVELY• ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO USE ICT TOOLS RELATED TO THEIR CAREER• CONDUCT AWARENESS IN SCHOOL ON IMPORTANCE AND EFFECTIVE USE

OF ICT FOR STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

THANK YOUGOD BLESS YOU ALL!

QUESTIONS1.AS A TEACHER HOW WOULD YOU ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO USE ICT EFFECTIVELY???____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2.WHAT CAN THE GOVERNMENT OF FIJI DO TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL STUDENTS IN FIJI GET ICT EDUCATION?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3.WHAT ROLE WILL ICT PLAY IN THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION SYSTEM? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

REFERENCES

• Furniss,S.(n.d.) Does ICT improve learning and teaching in schools? New Castle University.British Educational Research Association-A BERA Professional User Review

• Higgins,E;and Green,P.Becoming who we are:Professional develpoment issue for literacy teachers.Australian Journal of Language and Literacy,16{3}:197-209.1993

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