The effect of introducing Information and Communication Technology(ICT) on the educational development of the students of psychology at Islamic Azad University, Roodhen Branch
Subject Areas : Educational Science
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Keywords: sex, education, Technology, ICT, Communications, Information, Educational Achievement, familiarity, network,
Abstract :
Information and Communication Technology(ICT) is an inter-disciplinary expertise domain that is used to establish long-distance connections, to make information accessible and to avoid its accumulation and monopoly(Sharify, 1383). In the high-tech era, the sustainable wealth of a nation is its skilled and creative human resource. The advancement of any society depends on its intellectuals(David Elson,1377). Since human resources are more affected by ICT and media, it is obvious that the countries which manage to provide themselves with advanced human resources will make their wealth sustainable and lasting|(Karam Pur, 1382). Education, which is up-to-date, is the key to have skilled and innovative human resource(David Elson,1377). Today, the use of high-tech to facilitate learning and its effect on educational achievement of students has been emphasized in higher education(Pur Jamshidy). The present research studies the effect of introducing Information and Communication Technology(ICT) on the educational development of the students of psychology at Islamic Azad University, Roodhen Branch. 160 students participated in the research. A researcher-made questionnaire was used and the results were analyzed using SPSS to determine the effect of familiarity(low-high) with ICT and sex on educational achievement of both make and female students. Factor analysis, independent-group t-test, and ANOVA techniques were employed. It was determined that sex did not have any effect on educational achievement. However, the degree of familiarity with ICT had an effect on educational achievement.
