Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to find out the Impact of Psychosocial Determinants on Information and Communication Technology use by student teachers at Chipata College of Education, Zambia. The population of the study consisted of 800 student teachers at Chipata College of Education. The sample of the study was randomly selected from the college and there was a total of 150 respondents of which 50 were the first year, 50 second year and 50 third year students. Stratified simple random sampling was used when choosing the respondents. The research instrument for the study was a questionnaire of five-point Likert scale. A reliability Coefficient of 0.939 was obtained which meant that the instrument was reliable. The questionnaire was administered by the researcher. Descriptive statistics and regression analysis were used for the analysis of data. The data collected was coded and analyzed using the Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 16. The study revealed that students often used ICT. They also agree that ICT is useful, user-friendly and that they have the ability to use it. Students also have a positive attitude toward ICT use. User friendliness, perceived usefulness and attitude toward ICT use all impact ICT use. It wasrecommended that teachers should give assignments using ICT so that the students can learn.