ICT uptake and use as a tool for personal adjustment and academic pursuit among undergraduate students at Kenyatta University
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2013
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Kimani, Elishiba
Wangeri, Tabitha
Mutweleli, Samuel Mutua
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The intention of this paper was to explore ICT uptake and use as a tool for personal adjustment and
academic pursuit undergraduate students at Kenyatta University in Kenya. To establish this, the
study sought to investigate on the first years’ students ICT basic computer proficiency and the
challenges the students experienced in up taking ICT at high schools and universities. The study
was done in Kenyatta University, a public university in Kenya among first year students taking
Bachelor of Education degree. A total of 104 students were randomly selected and data generated
using a questionnaire. The results indicate that majority of students had experienced challenges uptaking
and using ICT in the university. Only a few students owned computers. Few students had,
with female students being more than males. Proficiency by age was also low. By degree program
Joint Admission Board (JAB) students reported higher proficiency than those in Self Sponsored
Programme (SSP). There were also differentials of proficiency in terms of categories of high
schools attended and rural versus urban. Among the challenges reported were inadequate number
of computers, faulty computers and computer illiteracy. They recommended that the university
could offer ICT classes and increase the number of computers to enable them to become ICT
proficient. The study recommends that the ministry of education should make it mandatory for all
secondary schools to have ICT infrastructure and teachers trained in ICT in all secondary schools
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International Journal of Economy, Management and Social Sciences, 2(6) June 2013, Pages: 291-303