Discussion and Conclusion
The study shows that ICT integration into the classroom has a slightly positive effect
on pupils’ achievement. This finding is supported by the literature too, as explained in
theoretical background of this article (see also Watson, Mong& Harris, 2011; Pili &Aksu,
2013). The positive impact of ICT on pupils’ achievement is what educators would want to
happen in a situation that is going to happen anyway. What they needed here is that teachers
should adopt teaching methods and materials to integrate ICT into their teaching practice. The
teacher by using an interactive CD which contains historical facts, still and moving images,
questions, feedbacks and digital maps, and employing more student centered teaching
approach such as group work and inquiry based teaching, appears to make a small
contribution to pupils’ achievement level. It is not straightforward process to make pupils