Students’ Perception on Use of ICT in Higher Education with Reference to North Coastal Districts of Andhra Pradesh

This paper aims at significance of use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in higher education for better learning by students and approbates that students’ perception on use of ICT in higher education is very high through a survey conducted among 439 students studying various UG and PG courses. This paper consists of Introduction, Objectives of study & Hypotheses, Methodology, Data analysis, Findings, Conclusions, Recommendations and Bibliography sections. In introduction section, clear description about ICT has been discussed and the need of use of ICT in higher education has been highlighted. Objectives and Hypotheses section mentions the objectives of the study and states different hypotheses to be tested in forth coming sections. Methodology section deals with the sample size and the method adopted for gathering responses. Review of literature section mentions details of previous research conducted by various researchers in subject area. Data analysis section analyses the data collected from students using Ch-Square method and tabulates the calculations used for testing the hypothesis drawn. Finding section confirms the hypothesis drawn earlier using the results from Chi-Square distribution table. Conclusion section deals with the conclusion drawn from the results of survey conducted. In recommendations section, the author mentions his recommendations to make sure the implementation of ICT successful in higher educational institutions. In bibliography section, the author mentions details of papers/articles referred.