Role of information technology to enhance the efficiency of learning and teaching: a study based on 1ab schools in Kalkudah zone

Abstract

While twentieth century is called ‗knowledge era‘, the society of this era is called ‗knowledge society‘. The slogan of this era is to generate knowledge and preserve it. Teachers play a responsible role by taking the initiative. While engaging themselves in teaching, they have also to find out the means through which they can help their students to learn new relevant and technologically necessary skills that will ensure their survival. Teachers have to learn in order to help the students engage in self-learning. That is, slogans like ‗learn to live‘ and ‗learn to learn‘ have become prominent. Today, a slogan like ‗quality education depends on quality teacher‘ is also gaining ground. Quality teacher presupposes development of professionalism. Teachers without the knowledge of computer skills face the peril of being ignored by students and parents. Teachers who can cope and keep improving themselves with knowledge, potential and interest in proportion to those of the students will successfully last in their profession. Today the growth of the role of information and communication technology is immense. Students too realize this. They prefer modernized teaching methods. They show their interest and liking in the teaching that employs information and communication technology. Achievement too increases. Many schools have succeeded in it. However the use of information and communication technology seems to be less in teaching. The achievement is not up to the expected level. This study therefore undertakes to find out the obstacles, to propose solutions and recommendations, to explain the methods to increase teachers‘ efficiency in learning and teaching and to prove that the achievement can be improved by increasing the learning and teaching activity.