%0 Journal Article %1 IJACSA.2012.031007 %A Gafar Almalki, Neville Williams %D 2012 %J International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications(IJACSA) %K ICT; barrier; primary school; strategy. %N 10 %T A Strategy to Improve The Usage of ICT in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Primary School %U http://ijacsa.thesai.org/ %V 3 %X Integration of ICT in education is a complex idea that requires practical interpretation to get significant outcomes. As a developing country, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (the KSA) does not have a proper technological infrastructure as developed countries. Efficient strategies are vital in improving the application of ICT in the KSA’s primary schools effectively. Improving the usage of ICT in the KSA primary schools achievement entails integrating ICT into classroom. However, some barriers that prevent a successful ICT implementation in the primary school are still present. This paper proposes several strategies to trounce the challenges. Several recommendations for ICT integration in primary school applicable in the case of the KSA are also necessary. These strategies are executable at school and national scale.

@article{IJACSA.2012.031007, abstract = {Integration of ICT in education is a complex idea that requires practical interpretation to get significant outcomes. As a developing country, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (the KSA) does not have a proper technological infrastructure as developed countries. Efficient strategies are vital in improving the application of ICT in the KSA’s primary schools effectively. Improving the usage of ICT in the KSA primary schools achievement entails integrating ICT into classroom. However, some barriers that prevent a successful ICT implementation in the primary school are still present. This paper proposes several strategies to trounce the challenges. Several recommendations for ICT integration in primary school applicable in the case of the KSA are also necessary. These strategies are executable at school and national scale.}, added-at = {2014-02-21T08:00:08.000+0100}, author = {{Gafar Almalki}, Neville Williams}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2932f5fe1843965dbd72ad6e140afcc51/thesaiorg}, interhash = {ee998051e77bade71ee63fa06f13d5d6}, intrahash = {932f5fe1843965dbd72ad6e140afcc51}, journal = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications(IJACSA)}, keywords = {ICT; barrier; primary school; strategy.}, number = 10, timestamp = {2014-02-21T08:00:08.000+0100}, title = {{A Strategy to Improve The Usage of ICT in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Primary School}}, url = {http://ijacsa.thesai.org/}, volume = 3, year = 2012 }