Introduction
ICT an acronym for information and communications technology. ICT was introduced in the national curricula of England and Wales in 1999 to define a set of tools used to process and communicate information.
The processing and communicating of information has become ubiquitous at the heart of teaching and learning and as such ICT is central to effective secondary school education. This feature gives ICT a unique status in the secondary school curriculum
Teaching ICT in secondary schools is related with developing teachers, pupils and institutions with the ability and desire to use these tools to manage environments in which information is processed and communicated.
Teaching ICT in secondary schools can improve the quality of learning in other subjects by eliminating drudgery, using appropriate visual aids which increase motivation and encourage pupils to work to higher levels.
ICT being taught in secondary school facilitates the development of the learner’s knowledge and understanding in specialist areas of Information and Communication Technology, such as computer simulation/programming, communication, internet, and presentation. These enable learners to exhibit the skills needed to contribute to the operations and developments of ICT specific or ICT non-specific business organisations.
The teaching of ICT in secondary school supports progression by assisting in the development of skills, knowledge and understanding that learners will need to access further or higher education programmes or occupational training on a full-time or part-time basis.
ICT as an individual subjects being taught in secondary school equips the learner with the knowledge and skills about the working of ICT hardware and software as some of them will get future employment within this field.
Teaching ICT in secondary school curriculum provides the learner with the knowledge and skills about common tools used in business eg