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Table 4 Students experience and support in using and accessing digital technologies

From: Digital technologies in resource constrained higher institutions of learning: a study on students’ acceptance and usability

Students’ access to digital technologies

Measurement Frequencies (% value)

 

1

2

3

4

5

The university has enough digital technologies for all students to access

61.3 (209)

20.2 (69)

5.0 (17)

12.3 (42)

1.2 (4)

I can freely access all available digital technologies

46.3(158)

28.7(98)

2.9(10)

17.4(58)

4.7(16)

The university has clear rules and regulations which permit the use of digital technologies

20.5(70)

19.4(66)

14.6(50)

22.3(76)

23.2(79)

All students have equal access to digital technologies

40.5(138)

18.8(64)

9.4(32)

17.6(60)

13.7(47)

Lecturer characteristics

 

My lecturers are approachable and always address my difficulties regarding the use of digital technologies

32.8(112)

18.8(64)

8.3(28)

28.7(98)

11.4(39)

My lecturers provide high-quality instructions on how to use digital technologies

31.4(107)

17.3(59)

12.8(44)

27.9(95)

10.6(36)

My Lecturers motivate me to use different digital technologies

24.0(82)

13.5(46)

10.0(34)

28.7(98)

23.8(81)

Students’ capacity to use digital technologies

 

I have undergone enough training to use the different digital technologies

36.7(125)

18.5(63)

7.8(27)

23.2(79)

13.8(47)

I have all the desired skills to use different digital technologies

27.3(93)

20.8(71)

9.4(32)

25.5(87)

17.0(58)

I use digital technologies to communicate with lecturers and share information with fellow students

22.9(78)

11.1(38)

8.5(29)

28.2(96)

29.3(100)

I use digital technologies to search for information and study materials

24.4(83)

11.1(38)

12.6(43)

27.6(94)

24.3(83)

  1. [Strongly disagree (1); Somewhat disagree (2); Neither agree nor disagree (3); Somewhat agree (4); Strongly agree (5)]
  2. Note: In our discussions, we take measurements 1 & 2 for ’did not agree’, and measurements 4 and 5 for ’agreed’