Abbas Pourhosein Gilakjani and Seyedeh Masoumeh Ahmadi work with the Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia.

Abstract

The effective and appropriate use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education shows high levels of improvement in teaching and learning processes. The growth of ICT in society is reflected in policies to encourage the use of ICT in education and the development of educational multimedia. As the role of educational multimedia increases, it is increasingly important to have an idea of the potential it affords for teaching and learning. ICT has become commonplace entities in all aspects of life. Within education, the effect of ICT has not been as extensive as in other fields. Education is a very socially oriented activity and it has traditionally been associated with strong teachers having high degrees of personal contact with learners. The use of ICT in education lends itself to more student-centered learning settings and often this creates some tensions for some teachers and students. But with the world moving rapidly into digital media and information, the effect of ICT on education is becoming more and more important and this importance will continue to grow and develop in the following years. The aims of this paper are to review the effect of ICT on learning and learners, teaching and teachers. A review of the literature will determine how ICT can have a strong effect on educational performance, learning, teaching, communication.

Keywords: ICT, teaching, learning, performance, communication (more…)