Dr.A.Josephine Stella,
Mrs.A.Sathya,
Assistant Professor of Commerce(CA),
The Standard Fireworks Rajaratnam College for Women,
Sivakasi.
- INTRODUCTION
Technology has revolutionized the field of education. Technology is transforming education, changing how, when and where students learn, and empowering them at every stage of their journey. The importance of technology in schools and colleges cannot be ignored. In fact, with the onset of computers in education, it has become easier for teachers to impart knowledge and for students to acquire it. The use of technology has made the process of teaching and learning in a convenient manner. Technology helps to improve engagement in studies and knowledge retention. Technology in education is a powerful instrument that can help improve education in various ways, such as making it easier for instructors to generate instructional materials and providing new methods for people to learn and collaborate. This is because technology provides different opportunities to make it more fun and enjoyable in terms of teaching the same things in different ways.
1.2 TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION
Technology created an enormous growth over the past years in the filled of education. It has changed many aspects in the teaching and learning process as it affects the educational system, educational learning environment, teaching methods and the way the students learning. The technology in Learning and Evaluation Process are used in many ways like WhatsApp Group, Google classroom, Google Meet, Google Forms, Youtube Channel, Lecture Capturing System and Remote access-Online Library system.
The benefits of using educational technology also include the improvement of learners’ mental and physical health. By using these tools, students are able to enhance their learning and their cognitive skills, which in turn helps them improve their academic performance as well as their physical health.With numerous benefits to offer, digital learning has become an important part of the education system. Technology brings in multiple benefits for digital learning and student-centric engagement. The ICT trends in education shaped the schools and universities to implement the latest in education technology in order to improve the teaching and learning process.
The trend of education has brought about many changes in the field of education. The sudden change in the teaching- learning methodology has created confusion amongst educators dueto lack of experience and absence of effective ways for interaction. The students also face problems like technical barriers, blended learning, lack of motivation and no classroom structure.
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
- To know the use of technology in education
- To Study the positive impact of technology in education.
- To understand the difficulties of students and teachers regarding the use of technology in education
- To explore the opinion about adoption of technology in education.
1.4 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
The research is entitled “A Study on Students’ Perception of Technology In Education”. The focus of the study was on the positive and negative impacts of the implementation of technology in education. The study also identified 50 students who used technology in their studies. The study was based on primary data collected by using a questionnaire that covered the details of the objective of the study. The data is collected using a convenient sampling method. Weighted Arithmetic Mean, Garrette Ranking Method and Mean Score are used to analyse the data.
1.5 POSITIVE IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION
With the use of technology, students can now access lectures, videos and other educational materials from anywhere in the world. This allows the students to learn from a diverse range of perspectives and experience which can broaden their understanding and appreciation of different subjects. Technology in education provides some positive impact on technology in education. They are improved learning outcomes, personalized learning opportunities, access to a wide range of learning resources, improved communication between teachers, students and parents, enhanced teacher productivity and enhanced students engagement. Table 1 shows the positive impact on technology in education.
Table 1
Positive Impact on Technology in Education
S.No. | Factors | I | II | III | IV | V | Score | Rank |
1. | Access to a Wider Range of Learning Resources | 14 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 170 | II |
2. | Improved Learning Outcomes | 6 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 142 | IV |
3. | Personalized Learning Opportunities | 18 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 172 | I |
4. | Enhanced Student Engagement | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 114 | V |
5. | Enhanced Teacher Productivity | 10 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 152 | III |
Total | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
Source : Calculated data
From the above Table 1 shows that, the positive impact of technology in education are Personalized Learning Opportunities, Access to a Wider Range of Learning Resources, Enhanced Teacher Productivity, Improved Learning Outcomes and Enhanced Student Engagement.
1.6 NEGATIVE IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION
Over dependency on technology in education has caused a lot of damage to students and teachers and it has become a habit that needs to be checked to avoid unresolved damage. Table 2 shows the negative impact on technology in education.
Table 2
Negative Impact on Technology in Education
S.NO. | Factors | Rank scale value | (I) | (II) | (III) | (IV) | (V) | Total score | Garrett score | Mean Rank |
X | 75 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 25 | |||||
1. | Technical Issues | F | – | 4 | 2 | 16 | 28 | 50 | 33.6 | III |
Fx | – | 240 | 100 | 640 | 700 | 1680 | ||||
2. | Lack of Digital Literacy among Teachers or Students | F | 40 | 6 | 2 | – | 2 | 50 | 70.2 | I |
Fx | 3000 | 360 | 100 | – | 50 | 3510 | ||||
3. | Insufficient Technology Infrastructure | F | – | – | – | 20 | 30 | 50 | 31 | V |
Fx | – | – | – | 800 | 750 | 1550 | ||||
4. | High Costs of Implementing Technology | F | 2 | – | 2 | 16 | 30 | 50 | 32.8 | IV |
Fx | 150 | – | 100 | 640 | 750 | 1640 | ||||
5. | Potential for Distractions | F | – | 2 | 6 | 28 | 14 | 50 | 37.8 | II |
Fx | – | 120 | 300 | 1120 | 350 | 1890 |
Source: Primary Data
The above Table 2 depicts that negative impact on technology in education is analyzed through Garrett Ranking Techniques. It is evident thatLack of Digital Literacy among Teachers or Students(70.2) is the main negative impact on technology in educattion followed by Potential for Distractions (37.8), Technical Issues(33.6), High Costs of Implementing Technology (32.8) and Insufficient Technology Infrastructure(31).
1.7 Opinion about Adoption of Technology in Education
Technology provides students with instant access to vast amount of information and resources, accelerated learning, exciting and enjoyable. Table 3 depicts the Opinion about Adoption of Technology in Education.
Table 3
Opinion about Adoption of Technology in Education
S.No. | Particulars | No. of responses | Mean Score | Rank | ||||
Does not affect (1) | Affects sometimes (2) | Affects many times (3) | Always affect (4) | Total | ||||
1. | Decrease in the cost of access to technologies | 38 (38) | 12 (24) | – | – | 50 (62) | 1.24 | VIII |
2. | Ease of connecting to the Internet | 20 (20) | 30 (60) | – | – | 50 (80) | 1.60 | III |
3. | Helps students with both knowledge and practical skills | 18 (18) | 30 (60) | 2 (6) | – | 50 (84) | 1.68 | I |
4. | Staying connected to learning | 22 (22) | 28 (56) | – | – | 50 (78) | 1.56 | IV |
5. | Resistance to Change among Faculty | 38 (38) | 10 (20) | 2 (6) | – | 50 (64) | 1.28 | VII |
6. | Students develops their thinking and lowers their stress levels. | 30 (30) | 18 (36) | 2 (6) | – | 50 (72) | 1.44 | V |
7. | Develop the interactive side of students | 36 (36) | 10 (20) | 4 (12) | – | 50 (68) | 1.36 | VI |
8. | Emphasize personal development | 20 (20) | 28 (56) | 2 (6) | – | 50 (82) | 1.64 | II |
Source: Calculated Data
(Does not affect – 1 points, Affect sometimes – 2 points , Affect many times- 3 points, Always affect – 4 points)
From the above Table 3 depicts that, “Helps students with both knowledge and practical skills” got first rank with the mean score of 1.68, “Emphasize personal development” got second rank with the mean score of 1.64, “Ease of connecting to the Internet” secured third rank with the mean score of 1.60, “Staying connected to learning” got fourth rank with the mean score of 1.56, “Students develops their thinking and lowers their stress levels.” got fifth rank with the mean score of 1.44, “Develop the interactive side of students” got sixth rank with the mean score of 1.36, “Resistance to Change among Faculty” got seventh rank with the mean score of 1.28, “Decrease in the cost of access to technologies” got eighth rank with the mean score value of 1.24.
1.8 Conclusion
Effective use of technology in education increases student engagement and helps teachers improve lesion planning and promote individualized learning It also helps the student acquire essential skills for the 21st Century. Technology can make grading easier for teachers and make learning more engaging in the classroom. Technology has a positive impact on education. But it has some negative impacts. Technology use can cause social and behavioural problems in students. Generally speaking, technology benefits education. The potential of educational technology depends on how students harness it and use it to best support themselves. Proper planning and execution can help alleviate these issues and make technology an even more beneficial tool for education.
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