STUDENTS PERCEPTIONS UPON ICT IN UNIVERSITY TRAINING PROCESS

Problem Statement: We have approached the main line of the theoretical and investigative characteristics for university education such as they appear within scientific literature in the science of education area. Nowadays is more and more present within educational field the using of ICT. Purpose of Study: The aim of our research is to establish the way the ICT is used within university didactic and to find out what is the students' perception about the ICT impact in university education. Research Methods: The investigative part is done through the survey about perception of students regarding some aspects of the use of ICT in university education. The sample comprises 248 students who are preparing to became the teacher from University Stefan cel Mare - Suceava, Romania. Findings: In terms of the gained results we have described the perceived training process using ICT from the future teachers' point of view. We tried to measure some specific dimensions such as: the status of the ICT within university didactic, the ICT used forms, the activities which involve ICT and what are the advantages / disadvantages perceived by students. Conclusions: ICT within university is seen by students as a very important tool for communication and information, for enhanced learning experience. There are differences between the student's perception in terms of their study field, and this enable us to consider that the students from technical areas are more exposed to the ICT integration in didactic activities, since the students from humanistic areas should have access more to this kind of learning experiences.