Exploring the Relationship between Components of Digital Divide and Students' Academic Achievement

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Abstract: The aim of the present study was to examine the digital divide among students in terms of familiarity with, interest in and use of information and communication technologies and its relationship with academic achievement. The research method was descriptive-correlational. The study population included 250 students of Educational Sciences in Payame Noor University (Delfan Branch). Then, 150 students were selected using the systematic sampling method. Besides, the required data were gathered through the researcher-made questionnaires. Next, the collected information was analyzed using the One Sample T-Test, Independent T-test, One-way ANOVA, Pearson's Correlation Coefficient and Regression. The findings showed that the mean of the three components of the digital divide was greater than the mean of the population. Furthermore, there was no significant difference between the three components of the digital divide in terms of gender and income level. However, there were significant differences between the forenamed components in terms of students' age and academic term. The findings showed a weak correlation between the digital divide and students' academic achievement.

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Higher Education Letter
Volume 10, Issue 39
December 2017
Pages 115-135

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