| dc.description.abstract | The study set out to find out in a comparative manner whether use of ICT led to effective teaching and learning in Kyambogo and Makerere Universities. The objectives of the study were to determine how ICT literacy is related to effective teaching and learning, to find out the effects of ICT connectivity on teaching and learning and to establish the relevancy of ICT infrastructure in teaching and learning at Kyambogo and Makerere universities. The study used a descriptive cross-sectional research design that employed both quantitative and qualitative approaches. A sample of 399 respondents including students, lecturers, deans, and heads of departments participated. Structured questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data.Data were analysed using quantitative and qualitative methods. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics specifically frequencies, percentages, means, correlation, basic linear regression and t-test analyses while qualitative data was analysed using thematic analysis. Findings indicated that the level of ICT literacy had a weak positive and significant relationship with teaching and learning at both Kyambogo University and Makerere University. The study also found out that ICT connectivity had a strong positive and significant effect on teaching and learning at both Kyambogo University and Makerere University. The study further revealed that ICT infrastructure had a strong positive and significant effect on teaching and learning at Kyambogo University but a weak positive and significant effect on teaching and learning at Makerere University. It was concluded that ICT enabling factors which include ICT literacy, connectivity, and infrastructure play a significant and fundamental role in improving teaching and learning at Kyambogo and Makerere universities. It was recommended that more training should be provided to all students and lecturers on how to use and apply the different ICT tools in the teaching and learning process at the universities. More effort should be put in providing accessibility to internet in all areas within the universities and the infrastructure being average in both universities, the universities should ensure that the computers equipped in the different computer laboratories are fully functional and fully installed with the latest and necessary software that are required by different students. | en_US |
