Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the levels of information and communication technology (ICT) literacy proficiency and experiences amongst Universities of Fort Hare and Rhodes undergraduate students, on the utilization of electronic resources amongst South Africa.

Design/methodology/approach

This research comprised of undergraduate students from the Universities of Fort Hare and Rhodes, who registered for a three- or four-year study. The study implemented the stratified random sampling procedure. The study’s sample size was proportionally distributed amongst all the faculties common to both universities. The mixed method was applied in the study. Of the 377 administered copies of the questionnaire, 285 were returned, of which 266 were deemed useable, thereby generating a 70.6% response rate. The results were analysed using the SPSS version 26.

Findings

Findings revealed that there is underutilization of electronic resources by the undergraduate respondents due to their low level of ICT proficiency and experience.

Originality/value

This original research article investigated the influence of ICT literacy skills proficiency and experience on the use of electronic resources amongst undergraduate students in selected Eastern Cape Universities, South Africa.

中文翻译：

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南非选定东开普大学本科生的 ICT 素养技能熟练程度和使用电子资源的经验

目的

本文的目的是调查 Fort Hare 和 Rhodes 大学本科生在南非电子资源利用方面的信息和通信技术 (ICT) 素养水平和经验。

设计/方法/方法

这项研究由来自 Fort Hare 和 Rhodes 大学的本科生组成，他们注册了三年或四年的研究。该研究实施了分层随机抽样程序。该研究的样本量按比例分布在两所大学共有的所有院系中。本研究采用混合法。在所管理的 377 份问卷中，有 285 份被退回，其中 266 份被认为是可用的，从而产生了 70.6% 的响应率。使用SPSS 26版对结果进行分析。

发现

调查结果显示，由于 ICT 熟练程度和经验水平较低，本科受访者对电子资源的利用不足。

原创性/价值

这篇原创研究文章调查了 ICT 素养技能熟练程度和经验对南非选定东开普大学本科生使用电子资源的影响。