Volume 8 : Issue 3 (2021)

Applicability, Opportunities, and Challenges in Integration of Information and Communication Technology on Science Education

Integration of Information and communication technology (ICT) in teaching-learning of science enhances the pedagogical enrichment of scientific facts. Modern tools of communication technology are capable of creating teaching-learning scenarios from anywhere (it means At Home, School, Collage, Institute, and other types of organization) and learners can access science learning from without physical limitations. Because at present, learners, teachers and educators are showing high expectations on ICT integration in science education. This paper tell us about the these objective such as: (1)To identify the applicability of integration of ICT (2) To identify the opportunities’ of integration of ICT (3) To identify the basic efficiency/accountability of integration of ICT (4) To identify the barrier’s in integration of ICT in Science Education. The reviewed paper in this study are collected from Google scholar and open search on the Google, with the inputting words related to title. Findings suggested with help of deep reviewing reference articles and papers The research tells about the applicability’s, opportunities, and barriers’ in process Integration of information and communication technology on science education and relationship between competency and confidence between the pedagogy and science concepts. At present scenario, educational world are promoting science education through the integration of ICT using the SWAYAM, MOOCs, Commonwealth of learning platform etc. They also introduce many degree, diploma, and certificate courses in science and other disciplines of knowledge. Therefore we must need to aware about the applications, opportunities and challenges in integration of ICT in science education.

Information Communication and Technology(ICT), Science, Integration, Opportunities, Applicability, and Barriers, etc.

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