GenderDifferencesandCompetencesofStudentsintheUsageofICTforLearningAttheSt.John’sUniversity,Tanzania
Tanzania Journal for Population studies and Development
##common.published##: June 30, 2023
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Abstract
ThisstudyexaminedtheextenttowhichstudentsattheSt.John’sUniversityinDodomauseinformationandcommunicationtechnology(ICT)inlearning.Aquantitativeresearchdesignwasemployed,utilizingthesurveymethodtocollectdata.Conveniencesamplingwasusedtoselect110respondentswhosee-mailswereobtained.DatawasanalysedusingtheStatisticalPackageforSocialSciences(SPSS).Thechi-squaretestwasemployedtoexploretherelationshipbetweencertainvariables,whiletheSpearmant-testwasemployedtodeterminethecorrelationbetweenstudents’useofICTinlearningandtheirsearchcompetences.ThekeyfindingsindicatethatstudentsatSt.John’sUniversityhaveahighlevelofICTusageintheirlearningendeavours,despitesomeinadequaciesintheavailablelearningfacilities.Moreover,genderdoesnotsignificantlyinfluencetheapplicationofICTinlearning.Additionally,therewasnosignificantrelationshipfoundbetweentheuseofICTinlearningandstudents’competencesinsearchskills.Thestudyrevealsthatstudentsheavilyrelyonbothaudio-visualmaterialsandonlinetextualresources.Basedonthefindings,itisrecommendedthattheSt.John’sUniversitycontinuestoenhanceitsICTinfrastructuretofacilitateeffectiveaccessandutilizationofinformationbystudents.Librariesshouldallocatesufficientfundsforthesubscriptionofmostlyelectronicresourcesalongwithprintresources.
