The Relationship between the ICT Applications and Undergraduate Students' Critical Thinking Skills in E Learning in Selected Universities in Kenya
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the ICT applications and undergraduate students' critical thinking skills in e learning in selected Universities in Kenya. The study applied the quantitative approach in data collection and analysis plus a descriptive correlational design. The sample was drawn from undergraduate students taking e learning in their third and fourth year of study in four selected universities in Kenya. The researcher generated descriptive and inferential statistics using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) The findings are presented using tables. The correlation results indicated that there was significant strong positive relationship between ICT applications and undergraduate students' critical thinking skills in e learning (r=0.582; p=0.05) From the research literature, little is known on the relationship between ICT applications and Critical thinking skills. This current research contributes to knowledge in this area by suggesting that there is a strong positive relationship between ICT applications and undergraduate students' critical thinking skills in an African context. ICT applications of interactive and discursive nature such as WhatsApp, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power point and discussion forums were found to associate with critical thinking skills in the context of this study. Keywords: ICT applications, undergraduate students, critical thinking skills, e learning Universities in Kenya.