Teachers' Use of Information and Communication Technology and Its Impact on Students' Academic Performance in Private Secondary Schools

Abstract

Present study examines the relationship between the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) by teachers, engagement of students and their academic performance in the schools of the state of the privatization. The proposed research is based on the social learning theory and investigates the role of ICT integration in student outcomes and the mediation role of student engagement. The research design adopted was the quantitative correlational and 70 teachers in five Karachi based schools (private secondary schools) were used to collect the data with the help of structured questionnaire. The SPSS was used to analyze the data with descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, regression, and mediation analysis. The results found that the application of ICT by teachers is positively associated with student engagement and academic achievement in a significant way. In addition, it was also discovered that student involvement was strong with a significant impact on academic performance. There was mediation analysis that showed that student engagement acts as a complete mediator in ICT use and academic performance, indicating that ICT improves academic performance mainly through active student engagement. The research indicates the significance of the pedagogically meaningful ICT integration and the necessity of teacher training and institutional support that would improve student engagement and learning outcomes. These results are added to the existing literature on educational technology as they present context related evidence of Pakistan-based private secondary schools.