Summary of TPACK-related journal 10

Title                            : A Survey of the University Students' Perspectives about Using Digital Technologies in Education: Zimbabwean Case

Author                        : Dube, Sibusisiwe and Scott, Elsje

Year                            : 2017

Publisher                    : International Academic Forum

Source                        : www.eric.com

Through this study, Dube and Scott tried to have investigation of perspectives of university students on the use of digital technologies as tools for teaching and learning. Quantitative data on student perspectives was collected using 100 questionnaires administered to students at a single university of technology in Zimbabwe. Regarding the question on the perspectives of students about the use of digital technologies in the teaching and learning, the students indicated that digital technologies are convenient and flexible tools that could enhance their learning activities. Only 31% of the participants found the e-learning system tools not useful while 58% consider them very useful. In answering the question regarding the purpose of using digital technologies, the researcher has shown in a form of understandable table that Zimbabwean students use such technologies as tools for finding information. They also use them for downloading audio and video files, which they then listen to and watch respectively. These could be both for entrainment and learning purposes. It can be concluded that through Dube and Scott’s research, it was clear that digital technologies are affordable, available and accessible to the Zimbabwean students and can be embraced in teaching and learning practice.