Research Article
Status of ICT Integration in Secondary Schools: Dire Dawa City Administration in Focus
Table 6
Students’ response regarding the state of ICT integration.
| Items | Type of the school | | σ | t-test | p-value |
| 1. I use a computer to improve my learning | Private | 2.65 | 0.83 | 6.119 | .000 | Government | 2.15 | 0.56 | | | 2. I use a smartphone for educational purpose | Private | 2.84 | 0.80 | 4.860 | .000 | Government | 2.41 | 0.65 | | | 3. I effectively gather information by ICT for doing my assignment | Private | 2.74 | 0.80 | 4.990 | .000 | Government | 2.32 | 0.63 | | | 4. I use ICT (computer, smartphone) to read soft copy learning materials (PDF, Word.doc) and reference books | Private | 2.14 | 0.91 | 3.725 | .000 | Government | 1.89 | 0.31 | | | 5. I use ICT (computer, smartphone) at my home for learning purpose. | Private | 2.31 | 1.00 | 5.949 | .000 | Government | 1.78 | 0.56 | | | 6. I use ICT (computer, smartphone) at my school for learning purpose | Private | 1.98 | 0.41 | −5.002 | .000 | Government | 2.36 | 0.67 | | | 7. I use mobile data connection to search learning materials | Private | 2.81 | 0.76 | 5.922 | .000 | Government | 2.32 | 0.63 | | | 8. I use Wi-Fi connection to search learning materials | Private | 1.68 | 0.49 | 4.413 | .000 | Government | 1.41 | 0.49 | | | 9. I use broadband connection to search learning materials | Private | 2.08 | 0.77 | 14.760 | .000 | Government | 1.15 | 0.36 | | | 10. I use packed application (such as a dictionary) for learning | Private | 1.66 | 0.88 | 3.068 | .002 | Government | 1.42 | 0.49 | | | 11. I use data transferred applications such as C-share, Bluetooth, Xender, and so on to share learning materials with my friends. | Private | 2.06 | 0.68 | 7.077 | .000 | Government | 1.57 | 0.50 | | |
| Grand mean | Private | 2.27 | 0.55 | 61.159 | .000 | Government | 1.89 | 0.27 | | |
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Source: Own survey result, 2017, No. = number, % = percent, F = frequency, ; σ = standard deviation, degree of freedom = 330, at 0.01 significance level. |