A STUDY OF THE PERCEPTION OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ON THE INTEGRATION OF ICT IN TEACHING OF COMMERCE IN THE SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF LUCKNOW

Information and communication technologies (ICT) are electronic technologies used for information storage and retrieval. Development is partly determined by the ability to establish a synergistic interaction between technological innovation and human values. ICT is viewed as a “major tool for building knowledge societies” (UNESCO 2003) and, particularly, as a mechanism at the school education level that could provide a way to rethink and redesign the educational systems and processes, thus leading to quality education for all. The aim of this paper is to study the perception of students and teachers on the integration of ICT in teaching of commerce. The research design adopted for this study was the survey research designs .The sample for the study was drawn from five selected Senior Secondary Schools in city of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Random sampling of 100 senior secondary students and 10 teachers were selected for the study. Stratified random sampling technique was used in selecting the five schools from the list of schools.Finding are interesting as real scenario of ICT in Teaching of Commerce is revealed.The research is highly significant of school teachers administration, students and parents .