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Vol.5, No.1, 2015
The impacts of ICT on the students’ Performance:
A Review of Access to Information
Muhammad Saqib Khan_PhD1 Irfanullah Khan2 Siraj-u-Din3 Hafiz Muhammad Ismail3
3 3
Rafid Khattak Rahimullah Jan
1. Department of Business Administration, Gomal University, Dera Ismail khan, Pakistan
2. Department of Public Administration, Gomal University, Dera Ismail khan, Pakistan
3.Khushkhaal Khan Khattak University, Karak
Abstract
The study was on the Impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on the students and his/her
information to access in the Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan. A sample of 50 respondents (students) was
selected from the department of Political science, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
Pakistan. However, related literatures were reviewed from textbooks, journals and past researches. The research
instruments were questionnaire which was statically analyzed with contingency tables while the hypotheses were
tested by using the mean statistic. The results of the present study showed a diverse response of the student
regarding the impact of ICT’s on the students and their access to information.
1. INTRODUCTION
ICT stands for information & communication technologies. ICT refers to technologies that provide access to
information through communications. It is similar to information technology (IT). “But primarily focuses on
communication technologies. This includes the internet, wireless network, cell phones & other communications
medium”. In the past few decades information & communication technologies have provided to society with vast
array of a new communication capabilities. “People can communicate in real time with others in different
countries using technologies such as instant messaging, voice over IP and video conferencing, social networking
websites like face book allow users from all over the world to remain in contact and communicate on a regular
basis”. Modern information communication technologies have created a global village in which people
communicate with others across the world as if they were living next door. “For this reason ICT is often studied
in the context of how modern communication technologies affected society” (tech factor, January 04, 2010).
ICT stands for information & communications technology is an umbrella term that includes any communication
device, encompassing radio, television, cell phones, computer and network hardware, satellite systems and so on,
as well as the various services & applicate with them such as video conferencing and distance learning. “ICT are
often spoken of a particular context such as ICTs in education, health care, or libraries” (Margaret Rouse,
September, 2005). “ICT (information and communications technology or technologies) is an umbrella term that
includes any communication device or application, encompassing: radio, television, cellular phones, computer
and network hardware and software, satellite systems and so on, as well as the various services and applications
associated with them, such as videoconferencing and distance learning”. ICT (information and communications
technology - or technologies) is an umbrella term that includes any communication device or application,
encompassing: radio, television, cellular phones, computer and network hardware and software, satellite systems
and so on, as well as the various services and applications associated with them, such as videoconferencing and
distance learning. “ICTs are often spoken of in a particular context, such as ICTs in education, health care, or
libraries” (Abe & Adu, 2007).
Concerns over educational relevance and quality coexist with the imperative of expanding educational
opportunities to those made most vulnerable by globalization developing countries in general; low-income
groups, girls and women, and low-skilled workers in particular. “Global changes also put pressure on all groups
to constantly acquire and apply new skills”. The International Labor Organization defines the requirements for
education and training in the new global economy simply as “basic education for all”, core work skills for all and
“lifelong learning for all”. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) which include radio and
television, as well as newer digital technologies such as computers and the Internet have been touted as
potentially powerful enabling tools for educational change and reform. “When used appropriately, different ICTs
are said to help expand access to education, strengthen the relevance of education to the increasingly digital
workplace, and raise educational quality by, among others, helping make teaching and learning into an engaging,
active process connected to real life”.
1.2 Statement of the problem
Access to information is a key for academic performance of students with advent of ICTs student have acquired
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The impacts of ICT on the students' Performance: A Review of Access to
Information
Article · January 2015
CITATIONS READS
22 144,739
6 authors, including:
Muhammad Saqib Khan Irfan Ullah Khan
Gomal University Gomal University
117 PUBLICATIONS 332 CITATIONS 56 PUBLICATIONS 325 CITATIONS
SEE PROFILE SEE PROFILE
Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects:
Thermoelectric properties of ZnO based ceramic. View project
THE LEADERSHIP, ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT AND MOTIVATION AS MODERATOR View project
All content following this page was uploaded by Muhammad Saqib Khan on 16 February 2017.
The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file.
, Research on Humanities and Social Sciences www.iiste.org
ISSN (Paper)2224-5766 ISSN (Online)2225-0484 (Online)
Vol.5, No.1, 2015
The impacts of ICT on the students’ Performance:
A Review of Access to Information
Muhammad Saqib Khan_PhD1 Irfanullah Khan2 Siraj-u-Din3 Hafiz Muhammad Ismail3
3 3
Rafid Khattak Rahimullah Jan
1. Department of Business Administration, Gomal University, Dera Ismail khan, Pakistan
2. Department of Public Administration, Gomal University, Dera Ismail khan, Pakistan
3.Khushkhaal Khan Khattak University, Karak
Abstract
The study was on the Impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on the students and his/her
information to access in the Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan. A sample of 50 respondents (students) was
selected from the department of Political science, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
Pakistan. However, related literatures were reviewed from textbooks, journals and past researches. The research
instruments were questionnaire which was statically analyzed with contingency tables while the hypotheses were
tested by using the mean statistic. The results of the present study showed a diverse response of the student
regarding the impact of ICT’s on the students and their access to information.
1. INTRODUCTION
ICT stands for information & communication technologies. ICT refers to technologies that provide access to
information through communications. It is similar to information technology (IT). “But primarily focuses on
communication technologies. This includes the internet, wireless network, cell phones & other communications
medium”. In the past few decades information & communication technologies have provided to society with vast
array of a new communication capabilities. “People can communicate in real time with others in different
countries using technologies such as instant messaging, voice over IP and video conferencing, social networking
websites like face book allow users from all over the world to remain in contact and communicate on a regular
basis”. Modern information communication technologies have created a global village in which people
communicate with others across the world as if they were living next door. “For this reason ICT is often studied
in the context of how modern communication technologies affected society” (tech factor, January 04, 2010).
ICT stands for information & communications technology is an umbrella term that includes any communication
device, encompassing radio, television, cell phones, computer and network hardware, satellite systems and so on,
as well as the various services & applicate with them such as video conferencing and distance learning. “ICT are
often spoken of a particular context such as ICTs in education, health care, or libraries” (Margaret Rouse,
September, 2005). “ICT (information and communications technology or technologies) is an umbrella term that
includes any communication device or application, encompassing: radio, television, cellular phones, computer
and network hardware and software, satellite systems and so on, as well as the various services and applications
associated with them, such as videoconferencing and distance learning”. ICT (information and communications
technology - or technologies) is an umbrella term that includes any communication device or application,
encompassing: radio, television, cellular phones, computer and network hardware and software, satellite systems
and so on, as well as the various services and applications associated with them, such as videoconferencing and
distance learning. “ICTs are often spoken of in a particular context, such as ICTs in education, health care, or
libraries” (Abe & Adu, 2007).
Concerns over educational relevance and quality coexist with the imperative of expanding educational
opportunities to those made most vulnerable by globalization developing countries in general; low-income
groups, girls and women, and low-skilled workers in particular. “Global changes also put pressure on all groups
to constantly acquire and apply new skills”. The International Labor Organization defines the requirements for
education and training in the new global economy simply as “basic education for all”, core work skills for all and
“lifelong learning for all”. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) which include radio and
television, as well as newer digital technologies such as computers and the Internet have been touted as
potentially powerful enabling tools for educational change and reform. “When used appropriately, different ICTs
are said to help expand access to education, strengthen the relevance of education to the increasingly digital
workplace, and raise educational quality by, among others, helping make teaching and learning into an engaging,
active process connected to real life”.
1.2 Statement of the problem
Access to information is a key for academic performance of students with advent of ICTs student have acquired
85
