Impact of Information Technology on Quality of Life and Well – Being of Secondary School Children

摘要

The aim of this study was to assess the impact of Information Technology on the Quality of Life (QOL) and Well-Being (WB) of children studying at secondary school level. Through education online, children make use of various applications of information technology in different walks of life such as health care, personal safety, technologies in education, training in education, etc. These applications of information technology were assessed in terms of their impact on Quality of Life. The study was conducted in the schools of Aligarh Muslim University, which is a renowned university in the world. Aligarh, the place of this study is a B grade city of Uttar Pradesh in India. The sample consisted of, N= 200 students, who were randomly selected from two groups, one from the senior secondary level (n1 =100) and the other from the Secondary level (n2 =100). Students were observed during the study. The students’ views on the application of Technology they had used in studying were elicited through a questionnaire. Data analysis showed that the use of Information technology impacted positively upon the QOL of students and helped them enormously to gain knowledge. The results suggest that within secondary schools, education online can be exploited as effective and motivational learning environment and the use should be promoted at a faster speed.