Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education is the mode of education that uses technology to support, enhance and optimize the delivery of information. ICT enables student learning to a great extent when teachers are digitally literate and understand how to integrate it with curriculum. As the teacher plays a significant role in the teaching-learning process, teachers should equip themselves with ICT competencies to design new learning environments using the most modern technologies in the field of education. Technology provides instant accessibility to information; and hence its presence in the classroom is very vital. Smart phones, computers, and tablets are already an omnipresent element of everyday life for students and teachers alike. The present study is an attempt to explore the attitude of secondary school teachers towards integration of ICT in School Curriculum. The investigators used a well prepared and standardized questionnaire as the tool for collection of data from a sample of 1000 teachers (120 Headmasters and 880 School Assistants) selected from 120 secondary schools located in the three north coastal districts, viz., Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh using Stratified Random Sampling technique. Mean score values, standard deviations, independent t-tests and one way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used for analysis of data. The findings of the study revealed that the demographic variables – Gender, designation, location of the institution and the type of school management have no influence on the attitude of teachers working in secondary schools towards integration of ICT in school curriculum. The study suggests that the teachers working in secondary schools should equip themselves with the necessary skills in the use of Information and Communication Technology effectively in the classroom.

Information and Communication Technology (ICT), integration, attitude, secondary school teachers, school management, school curriculum.