STUDY OF EFFECTIVENESS OF ICT ON ACHIEVEMENT IN SOCIAL SCIENCE OF CLASS VII STUDENTS

Abstract

Education has a great importance in everybody’s life. It is old as human race. It is never ending process of inner growth and development, and its period stretches from birth till death i.e. from cradle to grave. Education in real sense is to humanize humanity and to make life progressive, cultured and civilized. It is the education that develops man’s thinking and reasoning, positive sentiments, intelligence, skill and good values. Teaching and learning are the two fundamental aspects of education process. Teaching means to cause the pupils to learn and acquire knowledge and skills. Learning involves acquisition of habits, knowledge and attitudes. . Since teaching and learning are integrally related to each other, good teaching means maximum learning. India faces today challenges both internal and external. Education is most effective instrument to meet these challenges. Only a purposive, appropriate, need based, time bound education can endow people with the knowledge, the sense of purpose and confidence essential for building a dynamic, vibrant and cohesive nation capable of facing challenges and providing its people with the wherewithal for creating better, fuller and more purposeful life and the answer to such types of education is use of information and communication technology (ICT). The country is marching towards the 21st century with the lost of optimism.