The Impact of Demographic Factors on the Use of ICT by High School Students

The aim of this study was to determine the role of demographic factors in the use of ICT among high school students. The research design was causal-comparative and 300 high school students from Sanandaj participated in this study. In order to collect the research data, Socio-economic Status and ICT Familiarity questionnaires were administered. The results showed that there is a significant difference between male and female students in the variables of first age using ICT, the length of time using Internet during academic days, and the length of time using the digital devices for academic purposes. In addition, there was a significant difference between the academic grades in the variables of first age using ICT and the length of time using the digital devices for academic purposes. Also there was a significant difference between the students of specific and normal schools in the variables of the first age using ICT and the length of time using Internet at out of the school during academic days and between socio-economic classes in the variables of the first age using ICT, the length of time using Internet at out of school during academic days, and the length of time using digital devices for both academic and general purposes at school and out of school according to socio-economic status.