level of Using Information and Comminication Teachnology in Educational and Research Fields (Case Study: Isfahan University)

The researches on developmental programs of different countries in the world have shown the important role of information and comminication teachnology. The current study examines the level of using and utilizing information and comminication teachnology in research and educational arena of Isfahan University. It is of a survey nature and the statistical community includes graduate students, post graduate students and the faculty members of Isfahan University in 2008 (1387) that are 3981 persons. Sampling method is done corresponding to the volume of the community and the scal is likert five degree, validity of the research is approved by a number of faculty members and graduate student s and by using Cronbakh alpha, the reliability of questionnaire is calculated 79% for items of educational index and 81% for items of research index. The results show that the average level of using information and comminication teachnology by respondents varies due to their educational level, and the highest level belongs to the faculty members. The Tuky test shows that the difference of the average of using information and comminication teachnology between postgraduate and graduate students is not meaningful; while the difference of the same between graduate and postgraduate students and faculty members is meaningful.