A study of integration the information and communication technologies (ICT) in scientific activities of students in Isfahan University: Faculties of Educational science, Engineering and Science

The main purpose of the present study was to investigate how new technologies were integrated in educational and research programs of Isfahan University students. The research population included students from faculties of science، engineering and humanities. 400 students were selected by using stratified proportional sampling methods. The study was a descriptive one. For collecting data a researcher-made questionnaire called “communication and information technology integration questionnaire” (CITI) was used. The face validity and the content validity of the instruments were well established at the experts’ discretion. To examine their reliability، the Cronbach Alpha was used; the resulting coefficients were quite satisfactory 0. 89. T he research findings indicated that student use of technology in fields of education; research and communication is not desirable as well as use of communication and information technology in the context gender only in component of social communications there is signification difference between men and women (p ≤ 0. 05). Also there were significant differences in the educational usages of technology in academic، research and communication fields of students according to their majors and academic levels (p ≤ 0. 05).