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INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES HAULING OUT UNIVERSITY STUDENTS EFFECTIVE LEARNING DURING COVID19 A QUALITATIVE STUDY

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).37      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).37      Published : Sep 2020

Information Communication Technologies Hauling Out University Students' Effective Learning during COVID-19: A Qualitative Study

Abstract

    The COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant improvements in the world's educational practices and has become a realization of the ideal of online education, whereas COVID-19 is a global problem that affects institutions of higher education (HEIs). The present study is based on the research question: what are the challenges and benefits of ICTs for hauling out university students' effective learning in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic? The study employed a qualitative research design, and a cross-sectional analysis approach was adopted to resolve the key research question. The research sample included 20 BS and MA level students, and during a session, an interview was conducted in the form of open-ended questions. The research concluded university students need internet access 24/7 within the premises and outside the university; in fact, they require free internet access. The study may suggest that the university may provide needy students with university data bundles and laptops.

    (1) Rashid Minas Wattoo
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Sialkot, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Latif
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Government College Women University Sialkot, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Namra Munir
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Education, Vehari Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Wattoo, R. M., Latif, M., & Munir, N. (2020). Information Communication Technologies Hauling Out University Students' Effective Learning during COVID-19: A Qualitative Study. Global Social Sciences Review, V(III), 351-357. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).37

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Wattoo, Rashid Minas, Muhammad Latif, and Namra Munir. 2020. "Information Communication Technologies Hauling Out University Students' Effective Learning during COVID-19: A Qualitative Study." Global Social Sciences Review, V (III): 351-357 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).37

HARVARD

    HARVARD : WATTOO, R. M., LATIF, M. & MUNIR, N. 2020. Information Communication Technologies Hauling Out University Students' Effective Learning during COVID-19: A Qualitative Study. Global Social Sciences Review, V, 351-357.

MHRA

    MHRA : Wattoo, Rashid Minas, Muhammad Latif, and Namra Munir. 2020. "Information Communication Technologies Hauling Out University Students' Effective Learning during COVID-19: A Qualitative Study." Global Social Sciences Review, V: 351-357

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    MLA : Wattoo, Rashid Minas, Muhammad Latif, and Namra Munir. "Information Communication Technologies Hauling Out University Students' Effective Learning during COVID-19: A Qualitative Study." Global Social Sciences Review, V.III (2020): 351-357 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Wattoo, Rashid Minas, Latif, Muhammad, and Munir, Namra (2020), "Information Communication Technologies Hauling Out University Students' Effective Learning during COVID-19: A Qualitative Study", Global Social Sciences Review, V (III), 351-357

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Wattoo, Rashid Minas, Muhammad Latif, and Namra Munir. "Information Communication Technologies Hauling Out University Students' Effective Learning during COVID-19: A Qualitative Study." Global Social Sciences Review V, no. III (2020): 351-357. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).37