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The Contribution Of Ict And Distance Education On The Learning Of University Students: The Practical Case University Of Rwanda (Ur), (2019 - 2022)

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  • Hamard Bruno
  • Pascal Habihirwe

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The research study focused on the contribution of ICT and distance education on the learning of university students: the practical case University of Rwanda (UR), (2019 - 2022). The provision of ICT and distance education to university students learning in Rwanda has various contributions in addressing recurring issues such as the student enrollment trend of high school leavers who wish to join university at the first cycle (including various marginalized students), in the reduction of financial expenses (including various educational consumables), and in the administrative aspect (communication, registration, etc.). It is from this situation that the ICT appear as a possible solution to properly overcome these difficulties. This study was conducted in five colleges. A Correlational research design is used in this study. Primary data collected using questionnaire tools. Secondary data obtained from reference books, journals and Internet documents. The study covers a population of 2530 populations and a sample of 345 participants (330 for students and 15 for lecturers and teachers). The Content validity of the instruments was performed before the instruments were pre-tested and reliability calculated using Cronbach's alpha. Data are analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The study revealed that various ICT toolkits and distance learning their contribution varies between 71% and 85% of students learning within the university. It was recommended that the government and other stakeholders invest much more in the provision of ICT infrastructure to easily improve its accessibility and user ability for a large number of students and staff. It is hoped that the findings of this study and the suggested recommendations will help the government and the University of Rwanda achieve their potential goal of providing updated ICT infrastructures and distance learning. It is recommended that future researchers carry out similar research in the Rwandan private university to verify whether the contribution of private universities ICT on distance education students has the same implication or not for the public university. Key words: ICT, distance education, students learning

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  • Hamard Bruno & Pascal Habihirwe, 2023. "The Contribution Of Ict And Distance Education On The Learning Of University Students: The Practical Case University Of Rwanda (Ur), (2019 - 2022)," Working papers 2023-45-03, Voice of Research.
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