%A Tan Luck  Lee 
%X This research is a comprehensive investigation on the effectiveness of managing ICT and Computer Related Learning Application implementation includes computer curriculum management; computer laboratory maintenance; stock and inventory multimedia software and sharewares in the context of school ICT and CRLA management perspectives. Success or failure of the computer teaching and learning programs were heavily relies on the school managers like principal, senior assistant (academic) and the computer coordinators or facilitators. Further more, there are various initiatives of CRLA run by the Ministry of Education; Parents' Teachers Association (PTA) and private business entities in the national school and national type school or conforming schools are elaborated in this study. Two groups of samples namely twenty principals, senior assistances, computer facilitators and 168 secondary one students were acquired. A management descriptive questionnaire was used on the managers while student samples were exposed to another set of descriptive questionnaire, followed by a computer literacy evaluation pretest-posttest. The descriptive questionnaires determined the level of management achieved in the managing of ICT and CRLA programs while the students were tested on their perception and attitude towards computer application literacy. The data from the questionnaire issued was analyzed by using parametric data treatment Results show that there is a significant difference in the management of ICT and CRLA programs of various initiatives. Apart from these results, there was also a significant difference between students from the various kinds of initiatives participating in the ICT and CRLA programs. In conclusion, there is a urgent need for school principals, senior assistance (Academic affair), computer coordinators and facilitators and teachers who teach Mathematics and Sciences in English should be given tutoring and courses in computer management and maintenance; computer literacy and computer programming on a continuous basis. I also strongly recommend the Curriculum Development Center of MOE develop a comprehensive set of syllabus for ICT and CRLA programs for the present education system to prepare students to face new changes and challenges in ICT age. 
%D 2004
%K Computer Related Learning Applications, CRLA program, ICT program
%I Institut Aminuddin Baki
%L iab_repo205
%T EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF ICT AND ITS APPLICATION IN TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESS IN THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL SYSTEM 
%P 215-234
%J Seminar Nasional Pengurusan dan Kepimpinan Pendidikan Ke-12 2004