RESEARCH TOPIC:
The implication of the use of paperless system on the academic performances of the students’ learning at Don Bosco Technological Institute in Papua New Guinea.
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY:
The intention of this study is to explore the impact of paperless system on the academic performances of the students at Don Bosco Technological Institute in Papua New Guinea. This study attempts to answer the question below:
Are the facilities provided in Don Bosco Technological Institute effectively assisting the paperless system in enhancing the students’ academic achievements and building confidence in their performances in the computer and its use in education curriculum? …show more content…
According to Murphy (1997), “Technology is increasingly being supported as an optimal medium for the application of constructivist principles of learning.” The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become embedded into everyday life as well as reshaping the world of higher education (Gumport & Chun, 1999).
Currently, ICT has taken a prime role in teaching and learning methodologies, where the use of modern electronic devices (Ualesi it al.,2014) has rapidly increased in the tertiary educational systems. The modern theory of technology has been considered to impact higher education in the three major fields being: the nature of knowledge, the process of teaching and learning and the social organization of teaching and learning (Gumport & Chun, 1999).
The Paperless System has only been introduced to DBTI in 2016 by the Former Principal Fr. Ariel Macatangay with the help of the Divine Word University (DWU). Since then, the teaching and learning activities are all effectively done online through Moodle and PowerPoint Presentation in which the module or any hard copies are