Impact of Technology Devices on College Students' Comfortable Levels of Using Technology

The purpose of this exploratory study was to find out college students' comfortable levels of using technology. Forty-four males (11.3%) and 345 females (88.5%) participated in the study by filling out an online survey voluntarily. The researchers used descriptive data analyses to investigate the possession of, access to, and usage of technology devices among college students. They also used a one-way ANOVA to explore whether or not there was a significant difference in the mean scores of the comfortable levels of college students' usage of technology among those who owned different number of technology devices. A significant difference was found between the comfortable level of using technology and college students who owned different number of technology devices. As technology is more accessible and more frequently used in learning environment, there is an increasing needs of faculty profession development to better prepare faculty members for the changed students' needs on technology and for ensuring their comfort with varied technologies and their use. The results of this study were used to provide recommendations to instructors on technology use in the classroom within a pedagogically sound framework.