A Study On The Use Of ICT Tools In Elearning And Its Impact On The Students Pursuing Higher Education

Abstract

The advancement in science and technology has drastically changed the lives of the people after the advent of computers during the late 1980’s. With the rapid advancements happening on one side, the need for education to stay abreast with the evolving technologies has become the need of the hour. Moreover, the Psychology of the teenagers who pursue higher education plays a vital role in determining their future.  The students rely upon Information Communication Technologies (ICT) to meet the daily requirements in higher education as current educational system mostly rely on New Media (Internet) and other social networking platforms. The effective use of ICT help the students to cope up with the changing environments with regard to additional learning and knowledge enrichment. The students with prolonged usage of the ICT tools through Mobile phones also get into psychological and emotional problems which restrict their personal career growth. Therefore, a detailed study will be undertaken to ascertain the impact caused by the usage of ICT tools based on their knowledge enrichment and career development aspects of the students. This paper address the impact of ICT tools experimented over a closed group and the results highlights both the advantages and disadvantages of ICT in education. Possible solutions for the effective use of ICT tools for the betterment of the student’s health and their academic progress will also be suggested. Also, our research findings paves a new direction in the educational sector in India and other developing countries.