Purpose

This study aims to investigate the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) on student’s learning primarily concentrating on the following factors: including availability, accessibility and user-ability of using ICT resources. This investigation will highlight the role of ICT in the pedagogical activities of students, especially in their learning.

Design/methodology/approach

A questionnaire was designed to comprehend the questions related to the objectives and a sample of 275 students through convenience sampling technique was selected that was enrolled in various degree programs of the University of the Punjab, Pakistan. Primarily the descriptive analysis was made and data were presented in tabulated form. However, for inferential analysis, the Pearson correlation test was applied to determine the relationship among the dependent and independent variables including (availability, accessibility user-ability and student’s learning) and to test the hypotheses of the study.

Findings

The findings disclose that students at the University of the Punjab have access to various kinds of ICT applications and resources. Moreover, they have an adequate number of ICT equipment available for their use and they are familiar with various kinds of ICT applications and resources which they use in various educational tasks during their studies. A strong positive linear correlation exists between availability, accessibility and user-ability of using ICT resources and the student’s educational learning. This confirms that ICT plays a significant role in the student’s educational accomplishments. It helps students in searching, retrieving and consulting various types of information sources. It also helps them in completing their educational tasks in a quick manner. Students at all levels also see it as a matter of great importance to acquire ICT-related skills as this can help them to be more productive in their educational accomplishments.

Originality/value

This study concludes that availability, accessibility, adequacy and user ability to use the ICT resources positively impact students learning. Therefore, it is highly recommended for students to learn ICT-related skills and to make the best use of the different communication technologies in their pedagogical activities. Moreover, if academic institutions in Pakistan give more emphasis on developing ICT-based infrastructure and ICT skilled manpower then this can also bring fruitful results in the learning process of student’s educational endeavors.

中文翻译：

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信息和通信技术 (ICT) 对学生学习的影响：以巴基斯坦旁遮普大学为例

目的

本研究旨在调查信息和通信技术 (ICT) 对学生学习的影响，主要集中在以下因素：包括使用 ICT 资源的可用性、可访问性和用户能力。这项调查将突出 ICT 在学生教学活动中的作用，尤其是在他们的学习中。

设计/方法/方法

设计了一份问卷来理解与目标相关的问题，并通过便利抽样技术选择了 275 名学生的样本，这些学生参加了巴基斯坦旁遮普大学的各种学位课程。主要是进行描述性分析，数据以表格形式呈现。然而，对于推理分析，Pearson 相关性检验用于确定因变量和自变量之间的关系，包括（可用性、可访问性、用户能力和学生的学习），并检验研究的假设。

发现

调查结果显示，旁遮普大学的学生可以使用各种 ICT 应用程序和资源。此外，他们拥有足够数量的 ICT 设备供他们使用，并且熟悉他们在学习期间在各种教育任务中使用的各种 ICT 应用和资源。使用 ICT 资源的可用性、可访问性和用户能力与学生的教育学习之间存在很强的正线性相关性。这证实了 ICT 在学生的教育成就中发挥着重要作用。它帮助学生搜索、检索和咨询各种类型的信息源。它还可以帮助他们快速完成教育任务。

原创性/价值

本研究得出的结论是，使用 ICT 资源的可用性、可访问性、充分性和用户能力对学生的学习产生积极影响。因此，强烈建议学生学习 ICT 相关技能，并在教学活动中充分利用不同的通信技术。此外，如果巴基斯坦的学术机构更加重视发展基于 ICT 的基础设施和 ICT 技术人才，那么这也可以在学生教育努力的学习过程中带来丰硕的成果。