EFFECT OF ONLINE ENGLISH RESOURCES ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AT SECONDARY LEVEL

Abstract

Progress in this world can be made by raising quality of education. Academic activities are shifted to online resources which are the only tools for students to continue their educational process. Government of Pakistan has taken an initiative to raise the standards of education by introducing the use of technology in the government institutions of Islamabad. The objective of this study was to find the effect of online English resources on academic achievement at secondary level. A quasi-experimental design was used. The design of study was pre-test, post-test, non-equivalent control group in which two groups were selected, one was controlled group and other was experimental group. Experimental group was given a treatment of six weeks by using technology which included multimedia, videos in English and Urdu languages, quizzes, and games. Convenience sampling technique was used for the selection of sample. A sample of 60 students of grade 10 was selected. Each class of experimental group and controlled group comprised of 30 students. English was selected as a subject of study. Instrument used for collection of data was pre-test and post-test. Same test was used for pre-test and post-test. The test was validated by the experts of Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan. The reliability of test was determined by Kuder Richardson’s (KR-21) formula. The research tool was pilot tested on random population other than sample of study. Kuder Richardson’s value calculated by using SPSS was 0.748. The results of experiment showed that the mean scores of students in post-test which were taught by using technology were significantly higher than those taught by using traditional method. Adequate access to technology should be provided to teachers and students. Proper training and refresher courses of teachers should be organized time to time. It was recommended that for educational purposes technology should be used at government level in all government institutions in an effective way.