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The study was conducted to explore the role of educational technology at primary
school level in District Karak (Khyber Pukhtunkhwa). The main objectives of the study were;
to investigate the availability, usability and importance of educational technology; and to
investigate whether primary school teachers are for the effective use of technologies for
teaching learning process. The study was descriptive in nature. All the teachers and students
at primary level in District Karak constituted the population of the study. Only three hundred
and sixty six (366) primary school teachers; and two thousand and two students (2002) of
primary schools (@ of 25% and 5% respectively) were selected randomly as sample of the
study. The study was descriptive in nature. Two different questionnaires were prepared for
teachers and students for the collection of data. After analysis of data, the researcher
arrived at results that educational technology is very useful for the effective teaching
learning process at primary level. It was found that educational televisions, radios, film
strips, flip charts, VCRs, overhead projectors, multimedia projectors, educational softwares,
computers, and internet facilities were not available in schools. Majority of the teachers
were not using the available technology in their teaching learning process. It was also found
that teachers were not trained for the effective utilization of educational technology.
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