Role of ICT in Research

2. ROLE OF ICT
• computers have important role in
research activities.
• An essential tool for research.
• It led the way to a globalised
information portal- ie world wide web.
• Various computer programs eased
our way into compiling research
process.

3. BENEFITS OF ICT AS A RESEARCH PROCESS
• Speed
• Accuracy
• Organisation
• consistency

4. WHAT IS A SEARCH ENGINE
A search engine -
 an internal tool
 locates web pages
 sorts them according to
specified key words.

5. TYPE OF SEARCH ENGINES
 Bing
Ask
Google
Yahoo
Alta Vista

6. IDENTIFY THE WEBSITE
Whenever possible , try to locate the
home page
We can open do these by eliminating
some information from the end of URL
.gov
.com
.net
.edu

7. PUBLIC DOMAINS AT A GLANCE
 e-books
 e-resource
 e-journals

8. USING WIKIPEDIA AS A RESEARCH TOOL
 Is a free encylopedia
 Written collaboratily by people who
use it
 Thousands changes are made per
hour

9. USING E-HOW AS A RESEARCH TOOL
 Usually called content mill
 Created by freelancers
 2 million articles
 170,000 videos
 Writers work on free lance basis
 Variety of topics included

10. ICT RESEARCH TOOLS
 e- paper :- Get the paper anywhere you have
computer and internet access
 Slide Share :- Consist of more than 15 million
uploads from individuals and organization on
variety topics
 You tube :- More than 1 billion unique users
visit you tube each month
 Social media:- Facebook, Twitter, Linkdin ,g +
 Amazone kindle:- Series of e- book readers
designed and marketed by amazone.com

11. BENEFITS FOR TEACHERS
● ICT gives teachers access to a
wide range of information, historical
sources and media types .
• allows teachers to identify
misconceptions in pupils.

12. BENEFITS FOR PUPILS
 ICT helps to alleviate the constraints
of writing .
 allows pupils to concentrate on the
specific topic or discussion
 encourages reflection, analysis and
understanding .
 Using databases frame hypotheses,
question accepted theories and place
events into wider contexts .

13. EFFECTS OF ICT ON RESEARCH
They can be classified into three
categories which include:
a) ICT application in pre-data
analysis,
b) ICT application in data analysis,
and
c) ICT application in post data
analysis.

14. FACTORS FOR EFFECTIVE USE
● how to interpret information and
• make judgements and inferences
about it.
• teachers must ensure the activity
encourages effective comprehension
of the content .
• it is not only a mechanical reading or
cutting and pasting activity .

15. CONCLUSION
• Use of ICT-based research tools, research
cycle or duration can be shortened.
• With the use of ICT and the increase speed of
research, more research articles, theses,
dissertations etc can be produced
• increase the knowledge contribution within
the research community.
• Moreover, research quality can be improved
as the use of certain ICT-based application
areas .