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In the educational context, the motivation of a student to study is dependent upon various factors, including the manner in which a subject is taught - the resources used to develop students' interests and keep it alive; collaboration, and how intrinsically motivated the students are to learn the subject/topic. The teacher's role is to help develop an expectancy of a benefit that will occur as a result of their participation in an instructional experience. A study was conducted keeping these factors in mind, and the fact that the curricula taught at Lower Primary (Grades I and II) in the selected Schools A and B, do not have ICT integration. ICT integration was piloted in School A last year whereas School B did not have ICT integration. The teachers of school A are using bottom up approach to integrate ICT with all subjects. The findings of the study show that the use of ICT has a significant potential to motivate Lower Primary students. The findings also revealed that there were a number of limitations that prevented an effective use of ICT integration in School A; Learning did take place in School B as well; however, the students were found to be less motivated and disengaged.
About the author
Tabassum Murtaza is a published author, Primary English Curriculum Designer, accredited Teacher Trainer by CAIE UK, a gold medalist in Educational Leadership and has over 25 years of management experience at senior positions in Education. She actively participates in diverse areas of education reform and has developed student material with OUP.
