TITLE:
Awareness and Usage of Computer and Internet among Medical Faculties’ Students at the University of Jordan
AUTHORS:
Tamara Almarabeh, Lama Rajab, Yousef Kh. Majdalawi
KEYWORDS:
ICT, Jordan, Internet, Attitudes, Literacy
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Software Engineering and Applications,
Vol.9 No.5,
May
11,
2016
ABSTRACT: The rapid development of information
communication technology blazed a trail in our learning, work, and lives. This
study was conducted to ascertain the computer and internet literacy level of
medical faculties’ students. 171 first-year medical students from 4 different
medical colleges of the University of Jordan participated in the study. A
semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect the data and the data
analysis was done by using SPSS, Version 17. The results indicated that most
medical students have average 5 or advance knowledge on the basic use of
computer and internet. Google was found to be the most commonly used search
engine. Also the study found that ICT (Information and Communication
Technology) can be a useful tool in medical education but the lack of time,
internet connectivity and resources is still a serious constraint.