Information And Communication Technology And The Development Of Information Literacy Among Undergraduates In University Of Nigeria, Nsukka
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ABSTRACT
This study investigated Information and Communication Technology and the Development of Information Literacy among Undergraduates in University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The main objective is to find out the information literacy skills possessed by undergraduates. Six (6) research questions were formulated to guide the study.
What information literacy skills are possessed by undergraduate students? What are the effects of icts on the development of information literacy of students? What are the benefits of icts on undergraduate’s use of information literacy in their academic work? What programmes are adopted for teaching information literacy skills too you! Undergraduate students?
What are the problems associated with use of icts on the development of information literacy skills among undergraduate students? What are the strategies for the enhancement of Information and communication technologies on the development of information literacy of undergraduate students?
A descriptive survey design was used in carrying out the study. The population of 432 undergraduates was used for the study. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire.
INTRODUCTION
Globally, the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) is fast gaining prominence and is becoming one of the most important elements that show the basic competencies of students.
Information and communication technologies (ICT) can promote students’ intellectual qualities through higher-order thinking, problem-solving, improved communication skills, and deep understanding of the learning tool and the concepts to be taught.
Information and communication technologies (ICT) can promote a supportive, interactive teaching and learning environment, create broader learning communities, and provide learning tools for students, including those with special needs. Information Technology is originally a technology of “storing and retrieving knowledge or data from computers,
whereas Communication Technology is a technology of both/either ‘as a process or transmission, by which A sends a message, voice and/or data to B upon whom it has an effect’ and/or ‘as negotiation and exchange of meaning’, which is widely known or separately evolved as broadcasting or mass communications and telecommunications.
The very critical technology to realise a convergence is the advent of the Internet, which enables to transmit, record, store, retrieve knowledge, data, images (e.g., broadcasting) and even voice (e.g., telecommunication), particularly worldwide on an instant or real-time base as two-way communications for both one-to-one and one-to-multiple (Kim, 2002).
There isn’t any universally accepted definition of ICT because the applications and technology involved in this constantly keep changing almost on a daily basis. The changes happen so fast which makes it difficult to keep up with them. ICT deals with digital data and the ways of storing, retrieval, transmission and receipt. More importantly, ICT deals with the ways these concepts work when put together.
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