Abstract:
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is a requisite knowledge to meet
this digital era. It facilitates human life in all areas and fields connected with our day to
day life activities. Thus, the Sri Lankan government introduced ICT subject as a
combination for all GCE Advanced Level (A/L) stream in the year 2011 and also
introduced a new stream call Technology stream in 2015. This study tried to analyze
the success state of these activities of government by measuring the interest of students
in ICT subject selection and progression of selection of ICT as one of the main subjects
on GCE A/L Examination at Ampara district. The data collected from relevant bodies
of five (5) educational zones namely Akkaraipattu, Ampara, Kalmunai, Sammanthurai
and Thirukkovil, at Ampara district for this analysis. Through the analysis results, it
was found out that the selection rate of ICT subject has a remarkable improvement in
the year 2015 and it has a modest increase from the year 2015 because of the new arrival
of Technology stream. Moreover, more than 60% of students are getting success in
their ICT subject GCE A/L examination every year. In addition, the Engineering
Technology students are more desirable to select ICT subject as a combination with
other two (2) major subjects than the Biosystems Technology students. And also, it was
found that more than 50% of technology stream students select ICT as one of the main
subjects even though it is being one of the basket subjects with other ten (10) optional
subjects. The analysis results enlighten that there is a fast progression in the selection
of ICT subject in GCE A/L at Ampara District.
