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    Impacts of Information Communication Technology (ICT) on effective teaching and learning among undergraduate students in selected university
    (Ponte Academic Journal, 2024) Kayode, Aderinsola Eunice; Abidemi, Taofeek Kudurat
    The role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has been acknowledged in knowledge-sharing not only within educational institutions but across different facets of society. The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic made the role of ICTs crucial in the teaching and learning process, especially at the university level. Therefore, this study investigated the impacts of information communication technology (ICT) on effective teaching and learning among undergraduate students in a selected Nigerian University. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study covered undergraduate studying in the sixteen faculties at the selected university. Three research questions were raised, while two hypotheses were formulated. The sample of the study was 480 undergraduates. The sample was made through the use of simple random sampling techniques. Therefore, 30 undergraduates were selected from each of the sixteen faculties. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as simple percentages and inferential statistics of spearman’s’ Rank-Order. The two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study's findings show that ICT tools are available to a great extent in the selected university and are frequently used among students to improve learning activities. Based on the findings, the study recommends that stakeholders at the selected university and other universities should intensify efforts at utilizing ICTs in the teaching and learning process for effective teaching-learning process.
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    Addressing student dropout rates at South African universities
    (DHET, 2015) Moodley, Padhma; Singh, Rachael Jesika
    The excitement of a South African University acceptance is shortlived, for many students, as the challenges faced is often overwhelming, resulting in many dropping out in their first year of study. This has negatively impacted on the desired national norm of an 80% success rate targeted by the Department of Higher Education and Training. This study aims to explore ways in which the dropout rates can be reduced thereby increasing the throughput levels of universities in South Africa. A qualitative study was conducted to identify the challenges students encounter that lead to the high dropout rates. Students who had previously dropped out from universities in South Africa were interviewed in order to examine their perceptions of how dropping out of university could have been avoided. Snowball sampling, a type of purposive sampling was used in this study. The findings indicate incorrect career choice, inadequate academic support and insufficient funding as being primary factors that led to the drop out of students. One of the recommendations this study makes is that university departments must align their support programmes with modules that have a high failure rate to help students cope.