Abstract:
Today every individual has become education minded in changing the society and the world
with the advancement of science, technology, education, culture and civilization. In this age of
information, education plays a prominent role in everybody’s life. Everybody desires to acquire
education and the emphasis on the best quality education is increasing day by day. In the age
of revolution of Information Technology, it reconsiders and re-adapts to the changing
environment of teaching and learning. New media technologies have revolutionized education
and the learning process. It has made teaching easier and the teaching method, student centric.
Information and communication technologies can be used to bridge the gap between students
and teachers. Nowadays, many Sri Lankan universities are gradually using different types of
information and communication technologies for teaching and learning process. As new
technologies are growing in a rapid phase there is a digital divide between students, teachers
and the university administration. In order to cope with the fast pace of students in
understanding the technology, teachers will have to update different technologies fast in
classroom teaching. This research mainly deals with present scenario of information and
communication technologies which graduate students are using and how it impacts the attitude
of the student.
In this study, 57 questions were assembled based on the objectives and they were categorized
in to four parts. First part (part A) containing socio-demographic economic profile of
respondents. Second part (part B) dealt with the exposure to information and communication
technologies. Third part (part C) dealt with the comparison and the forth part (part D) of the
questionnaire was designed to measure the impact of information and communication
technologies on students’ attitudes for their education purpose.
Students in Universities extensively use information and communication technological tools for
different academic purposes. From assignments to making notes, from alternate information to
industrial content, their preference is new media. Gone are the days when students referred
books in libraries for enriching themselves. In this era of e-generation with information and
communication technologies tools and the phenomenal spread of information and
communication technologies, going online has turned easy to clarify their doubts instantly and
satisfy their learning instincts. It is encouraging an outreach learning concept and producing a
positive and efficient set of students as confident individuals who are bound to be a better
workforce in the future.
