Impacts of Information Communication Technology (ICT) on effective teaching and learning among undergraduate students in selected university

Abstract

The role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has been acknowledged in knowledge-sharing not only within educational institutions but across different facets of society. The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic made the role of ICTs crucial in the teaching and learning process, especially at the university level. Therefore, this study investigated the impacts of information communication technology (ICT) on effective teaching and learning among undergraduate students in a selected Nigerian University. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study covered undergraduate studying in the sixteen faculties at the selected university. Three research questions were raised, while two hypotheses were formulated. The sample of the study was 480 undergraduates. The sample was made through the use of simple random sampling techniques. Therefore, 30 undergraduates were selected from each of the sixteen faculties. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as simple percentages and inferential statistics of spearman’s’ Rank-Order. The two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study's findings show that ICT tools are available to a great extent in the selected university and are frequently used among students to improve learning activities. Based on the findings, the study recommends that stakeholders at the selected university and other universities should intensify efforts at utilizing ICTs in the teaching and learning process for effective teaching-learning process.