Technology Usage for Education： Comparative Analysis Between Open and Distance Learning and Regular Students  

作　　者：Hina Fatima Fahad Anis Hafiz Muhammad Umar Farooq 

机构地区：[1]University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan [2]Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan

出　　处：《US-China Education Review(A)》2014年第6期417-422,共6页美中教育评论（A）

摘　　要：Education is the backbone for the development of society. With the advent of technology, it is becoming necessary and being used for the advancement of society. Technology is being used for education as being used in other important fields of life. Usage of technology for education can play a big part in bringing improvement in education For this purpose, this research aims to explore the usage and effects of technology for education. While using the survey method, a questionnaire was constructed for data collection. The sample of the study consists of graduate and postgraduate students from both ODL and regular universities and the sample size would be of 300 respondents （150 from each type of university） who were selected by using simple random sampling. The present study concluded that technology is widely used by both regular and ODL students. This study further concluded that ODL students are more dependent on technology as compared to regular students.

关 键 词：TECHNOLOGY E-LEARNING open and distance learning （ODL） effective regular students 

分 类 号：G434[文化科学—教育学] G710[文化科学—教育技术学]