Higher education in 21st century: An analysis of ICT integration for teaching and learning in Pakistan

Information Communication Technology (ICT) is ubiquitous in the 21st century, hence both educators and learners need to integrate relevant ICT resources in their teaching and learning practices, to meet stakeholder’s expectations and keep abreast with the race of technological advancement. The curre...

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Main Authors: Nisar Ahmad, Arif Alam, Ikram Shah
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Language:English
Published: Hong Kong Bao Long Accounting & Secretarial Limited 2024-12-01
Series:Knowledge Management & E-Learning: An International Journal
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Online Access:https://www.kmel-journal.org/ojs/index.php/online-publication/article/view/603
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description Information Communication Technology (ICT) is ubiquitous in the 21st century, hence both educators and learners need to integrate relevant ICT resources in their teaching and learning practices, to meet stakeholder’s expectations and keep abreast with the race of technological advancement. The current research focuses on the analysis of ICT integration elements i-e availability, accessibility, usability and usefulness for teaching and learning in higher education institutions (HEIs) in the Hazara region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, characterized as an underdeveloped and mountainous region with limited access to ICT tools in the education system. A mixed method approach was used in this study, with the latest version of SPSS software (version 27) to analyze the data. The findings of the study indicate that there is no significant difference between the respondents in ICT integration for learning as Mann-Whitney U = 6079 and p < 0.001 in higher education institutions (HEIs). However, a significant difference was observed between the respondents for teaching as Mann-Whitney U = 9463 and p > 0.374. Subsequent findings revealed more significant p-values and higher means for learning than teaching. This indicates that the use of ICT tools has a positive and significant impact on learning.
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spelling doaj-art-a6ee7f253a5d41bba597ab5a4e6ffe352025-02-03T08:17:11ZengHong Kong Bao Long Accounting & Secretarial LimitedKnowledge Management & E-Learning: An International Journal2073-79042024-12-0116461263710.34105/j.kmel.2024.16.028Higher education in 21st century: An analysis of ICT integration for teaching and learning in PakistanNisar Ahmad0https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8139-3137Arif Alam1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9413-4197Ikram Shah2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3996-2341COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, PakistanCOMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, PakistanCOMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, PakistanInformation Communication Technology (ICT) is ubiquitous in the 21st century, hence both educators and learners need to integrate relevant ICT resources in their teaching and learning practices, to meet stakeholder’s expectations and keep abreast with the race of technological advancement. The current research focuses on the analysis of ICT integration elements i-e availability, accessibility, usability and usefulness for teaching and learning in higher education institutions (HEIs) in the Hazara region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, characterized as an underdeveloped and mountainous region with limited access to ICT tools in the education system. A mixed method approach was used in this study, with the latest version of SPSS software (version 27) to analyze the data. The findings of the study indicate that there is no significant difference between the respondents in ICT integration for learning as Mann-Whitney U = 6079 and p < 0.001 in higher education institutions (HEIs). However, a significant difference was observed between the respondents for teaching as Mann-Whitney U = 9463 and p > 0.374. Subsequent findings revealed more significant p-values and higher means for learning than teaching. This indicates that the use of ICT tools has a positive and significant impact on learning.https://www.kmel-journal.org/ojs/index.php/online-publication/article/view/603ict integrationheis in 21st centuryteaching and learningeducational technology
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Higher education in 21st century: An analysis of ICT integration for teaching and learning in Pakistan
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heis in 21st century
teaching and learning
educational technology
title Higher education in 21st century: An analysis of ICT integration for teaching and learning in Pakistan
title_full Higher education in 21st century: An analysis of ICT integration for teaching and learning in Pakistan
title_fullStr Higher education in 21st century: An analysis of ICT integration for teaching and learning in Pakistan
title_full_unstemmed Higher education in 21st century: An analysis of ICT integration for teaching and learning in Pakistan
title_short Higher education in 21st century: An analysis of ICT integration for teaching and learning in Pakistan
title_sort higher education in 21st century an analysis of ict integration for teaching and learning in pakistan
topic ict integration
heis in 21st century
teaching and learning
educational technology
url https://www.kmel-journal.org/ojs/index.php/online-publication/article/view/603
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