TY - CHAP
T1 - Principal Component Analysis of ICT Adoption among Students in Developing Countries
AU - Ndlovu, K
AU - Adeliyi, T
AU - Singh, Alveen
N1 - © 2025 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. This is the accepted manuscript version of a conference paper which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-6432-0_27
PY - 2025/10/1
Y1 - 2025/10/1
N2 - Integrating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in educational settings has become fundamental to modern pedagogy. Despite its significant contributions, ICT’s adoption, integration, and usability pose challenges for school students in developing countries, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study aims to identify and analyze the diverse factors influencing the widespread adoption of ICT among students. A comprehensive systematic literature review revealed 38 factors from 84 articles that either facilitate or hinder ICT integration in students’ academic activities. Using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) a statistical method known for reducing dimensionality and uncovering patterns in complex datasets. The study extracts the most critical factors impacting ICT adoption. The findings indicate that in addition to over-digitalization, cognitive barriers, health issues, time constraints, funding limitations, and a lack of modern software are significant factors affecting students’ engagement with technology. The implications of this study are relevant to policymakers, educators, and academic institutions, providing a data-driven basis for strategies aimed at improving ICT adoption.
AB - Integrating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in educational settings has become fundamental to modern pedagogy. Despite its significant contributions, ICT’s adoption, integration, and usability pose challenges for school students in developing countries, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study aims to identify and analyze the diverse factors influencing the widespread adoption of ICT among students. A comprehensive systematic literature review revealed 38 factors from 84 articles that either facilitate or hinder ICT integration in students’ academic activities. Using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) a statistical method known for reducing dimensionality and uncovering patterns in complex datasets. The study extracts the most critical factors impacting ICT adoption. The findings indicate that in addition to over-digitalization, cognitive barriers, health issues, time constraints, funding limitations, and a lack of modern software are significant factors affecting students’ engagement with technology. The implications of this study are relevant to policymakers, educators, and academic institutions, providing a data-driven basis for strategies aimed at improving ICT adoption.
U2 - 10.1007/978-981-96-6432-0_27
DO - 10.1007/978-981-96-6432-0_27
M3 - Chapter (peer-reviewed)
SN - 9789819664313
T3 - Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
SP - 359
EP - 369
BT - Proceedings of Tenth International Congress on Information and Communication Technology
A2 - Yang, Xin-She
A2 - Sherratt, Simon
A2 - Dey, Nilanjen
A2 - Joshi, Amit
PB - Springer Nature
T2 - 10th International Congress on Information and Communication Technology
Y2 - 18 February 2025 through 21 February 2025
ER -