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The use of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) in cultural, political, social,
economic, and academic activities has recently attracted the attention of many
researchers and it should now be an important component of the comparative study of
education. The present study was conducted to compare the amount and quality of ICT
use in English teaching-learning processes among the faculty members of Medical and
Non-medical Universities in Kashan, Iran and to explore the dimensions in which the
two groups can benefit from one another and from ICT training in this respect. Out of a
total of 255 full-time university teachers teaching at medical and no-medical
universities in the region, 193 were chosen to participate in the study using a simple
random sampling technique and the Morgan & Kritjki table for sample selection.
A researcher-made 5-point Likert scale questionnaire containing 50 items was used to
collect the necessary data on the amount of access and use ICT in the two
environments. The Chronbach Alfa reliability for this instrument was shown to be 0.8.
To answer the research questions, t-test and the analysis of variance were used and
the differences in ICT use for learning and teaching were analyzed.
The results of the analyses showed that there was a significant difference in the
amount of ICT use among the faculty members of medical and non-medical
universities. For reason considered in length, teachers at medical universities used ICT
significantly less than the other group. Results also indicated that there was a
significant difference between the two types of universities with regard to the
availability of computers and the amount of ICT training and use. No significant effects
on the use of ICT in education were observed for age, teaching experience, and
university degree. University teachers with different fields of study showed significant
differences only in non-medical universities. Based on the findings of the study
suggestions are made for the improvement of teaching and learning activities through
the use of ICT.
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