DOI 10.5958/2230-7311.2015.00007.0
Impact of Learning ICT as a Subject on Secondary School
Students’ Self-Regulation
Puja Shrivastav and Indu Garg
Department of Education, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India.
ABSTRACT
Today technology is an inherent part of our lives. All the organizations have identified the importance of Information and
Communication Technology (ICT). ICT playsan important role in improvement of educational sector too.ICT helps us in getting
information from all over the world. It helps us to bring the world under one roof. Thus the students in the school need to be
trained in ICT and its use. With this in view Government of Maharashtra in India introduced ICT as a subject for Std. IX students
of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Board in aided as well as unaided schools. This study deals with the impact of this newly
introduced ICTsubject on Std. IX students’ self-regulation and its seven dimensions. It is an outcome evaluation study. 1041 students
from 21 SSC Board schools from Greater Mumbai were the respondents. Comparison of self- regulation of students from different
type of schools indicates that unaided school students are better in their self-regulation.
Keywords : ICT subject, self-regulation, evaluation study, types of school.
Today technology is an inherent part of our lives. All the
from the Government to train and educate the students in use
organizations have identified the importance of Information
of computers State Level Curriculum Committee of Maharashtra
and Communication Technology (ICT). ICT play important role
State Council of Education Research and Training (MSCERT)
in improvement of educational sector too. Today education is
has introduced Information Communication Technology (ICT) as
influenced by the technological advances in terms ofinformation
a compulsory subject for Standard IX and X in the Secondary
and communication technologies. In recent years there has been
School Certificate(SSC) Board schools. SSC is the educational
widespread interest in the implementation of ICT in schools.
board which follows the State Board curriculum. These are the
With the advances in technology and motivation and incentives
State Boards run by all the respective states of India.
Accordingly, the ICT subject is offered by all schools for Std.
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IX and X in Maharashtrawhich are following the State Board
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curriculum. It is offered by aided as well as unaided schools.
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Thisis an innovation for the state board curriculum, first time
started for Std. IX and X. For this purpose teachers were trained.
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In this program students are learning about the theoretical
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and practical concepts of ICT.The concepts considered in ICT
subject were Microsoft Word, Excel, Power-point, Introduction
Address for correspondence
Puja Shrivastav, Department of Education, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India.
E-mail: pujashristava3009@gmail.com
Submission: 11 January, 2015
Accepted : 24 February, 2015
Acceptance: 21 March, 2015
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