Perceptions Of Undergraduate Students Regarding The Role Of Information Communication Technologies (Icts) In Education After COVID-19

• Published in: Webology Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 8556 - 8564
• Main Authors: Khan, Irfan Ullah, Ullah, Mati, Khan, Ayaz Ali, Hussain, Mudassir, Ullah, Kaleem, Ahmad, Mir
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tehran Dr. Alireza Noruzi, University of Tehran, Department of Library and Information Science 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Distance learning; Online instruction

The main purpose of the current study was to explore the perceptions of undergraduate students about the importance of information communication technologies (ICTs) in education. All Public and Private sector universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were the populations of the study in which all undergraduate students of only southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were taken as samples of the study according to John Curry Sample Size rule of thumb. Self-developed questionnaire on the 6-Points Likert scale was used. The collected data were statistically analyzed through SPSS by using t-test, One Way ANOVA, and Linear Regression. T-test was used for gender and institution-wise comparison. One Way ANOVA was used to compare the perceptions of different respondents; and Linear Regression was used to know the effects of information communication technologies on Undergraduate students during COVID-19. Results and conclusions were drawn in which the role of ICTs was found highly successful for undergraduate students during COVID-19. The findings of the study highlighted the role of ICTs and especially the online sources in the teaching-learning process.