THE NINTH INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC-PRACTICAL CONFERENCE „INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN NATURAL SCIENCE EDUCATION – 2014“: A REVIEW OF CONFERENCE

This review is devoted to the 9th international scientific practical conference „Information & Communication Technology in Natural Science Education - 2014“. It is obvious, that this conference is devoted to topical issues of applying the ICT in natural science education. Every year, scientists from different foreign countries attending the conference. The conference took place 23 – 24 October 2014 in the Conference centre of Siauliai University in Siauliai. The main conference sponsor was SMC “Scientia Educologica”. This year, scientists from Brazil, Italy, Czechia, Latvia, Lithuania took part in the work of conference. It is obvious that an exchange of ideas, experience and opinions very useful to the development of science. The first International conference „Information & Communication Technology in Natural Science Education“ took place at the University of Šiauliai. It was organized in the frame of an International science project „ARiSE“ (http://www.arise-project.org/). It is obvious, that natural science and technological education success and effectiveness are determined not only by current and newly written textbooks, but also by computers and other modern ICT technologies. Application of ICT in the teaching and learning has not only positive, but also negative aspects. Application of ICT in the teaching and learning has not only positive, but also negative aspects. It is necessary to analyze influence of ICT not only at a level of development of cognitive processes, but also at the level of human social development.