Effectiveness of Computer Technology in Education System for Indian Students

Abstract

Education is an important tool for the sustainable development of any country, Computer technology is an essential part of the education which started from the initial classes. Education departments are advertising for the promotion of computer technology among school-going teenagers in public schools as well as private schools. Students need to have an e-futuristic mindset. It raises questions about the effectiveness of promotional advertisements for computer education and the success of the computer program. The education policy of the government has appeared to provide computers in low-income areas and it has been supported by academia, educational institutions, and philanthropic discussions. This paper presents the results of a qualitative study of computer equipped schools. A comparative study was conducted in five government schools which are located in urban areas and five schools located in rural areas in five different blocks of Ranchi district, of Jharkhand state of India, Statistical analysis was done using student t-test, Chi-square test, and fisher-exact test.