RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FACULTY MEMBERS’ TECHNOLOGICAL INTEGRATION EFFECTIVENESS AND STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL

Abstract

Technology is an integral part of our everyday lives. In fact, students in our public and private schools are considered digital natives and have become accustomed to always being connected to their devices and the Internet. Although classrooms may have access to many technology devices, there are several external and internal factors that affect the proper implementation of technology in classrooms. This study was descriptive in nature, focused on the relationship between faculty members’ technological integration effectiveness and students’ performance in the teaching and learning process. The purpose of this study was to find the relationship between faculty members’ technological integration and student performance. The population was the students of all public and private universities in Lahore district. The sample was collected through the multistage simple random sampling technique. The instruments of the study were questionnaires. Reliability of the instrument was checked through Cronbach’s Alpha. The validity of the instrument was insured by expert opinion.  Descriptive and inferential techniques were used to analyze the data. The most obvious findings of the study inferred that there was a strong, positive correlation between students’ performance and technological integration in higher education. While summing up the results of findings, it was finally encompassed that teachers’ behavior towards technological integration in higher education is necessary for students’ performance i.e. class participation, class achievement self-confidence etc.

Keywords: Faculty members’ technological integration, students’ performance, university level