Correlates of Utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in K to 12 Basic Education Program in Secondary Schools

Abstract

The objectives of the study are to determine the relationship between the respondent's profile, availability of ICT hardware, software, and facilities, level knowledge of the respondents in using ICT hardware, software, and facilities, and extent of utilization of ICT by the respondents. Samples were selected using purposive sampling. Data were collected using a survey questionnaire. In analyzing the correlation of the profile of the respondents to the utilization of ICT, it can be seen that none of the variables exhibited a significant correlation. This signifies that the profiles of the respondents do not affect their capability in the utilization of ICT hardware and software. A negative correlation was exhibited between the availability of ICT to its frequency of use (-.052*). This indicates that the more the ICT hardware and software were available, the lesser the respondents utilized it. On the other hand, level of knowledge (.266**) and frequency of use (.276**) exhibited a positive and highly significant correlation with the utilization of ICT. This indicates that a higher level of knowledge leads to more frequent use of the ICT hardware and software.