NDLI: ICT learning experience and research orientation as predictors of ICT skills and the ICT use of university students

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Verhoeven, Jef C. Heerwegh, Dirk Wit, Kurt
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	Since our first studies of information and communications technology (ICT) skills and ICT use at universities in 2004, ICT and its use by students has changed greatly. In order to obtain a more detailed picture of ICT skills, we first construct a new instrument to measure the self-perception of ICT skills (49 items) and of ICT use (53 items) by students. This allows us to find some patterns for ICT skills and ICT use. In order to explain these patterns, two basic hypotheses are formulated. The first suggests that positive ICT learning experiences at home, in school, and with peers could contribute to mastering a higher level of ICT skills and more frequent use of ICT among bachelor’s students, a hypothesis that aligns with Dewey’s learning theory. The second hypothesis suggests that there is a similarity between the characteristics of information systems and scientific research, and that students who identify more with scientific research would be more likely to have greater ICT skills and a higher frequency of ICT use. Both hypotheses are tested among bachelor’s students, using some important contextual variables (gender, domain of study, ICT course in secondary school or at university, and education level of parents). It can be concluded that there is a relationship between the ICT learning experience and the research-oriented identity commitment of bachelor’s students on the one hand, and their command of ICT skills and the frequency of use of computers, ICT instruments, and ICT programs on the other.
Starting Page	71
Ending Page	103
Page Count	33
File Format	PDF
ISSN	13602357
Journal	Education and Information Technologies
Volume Number	21
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15737608
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2014-02-02
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	ICT skills ICT use Learning experience Research orientation Survey University students Computers and Education Educational Technology User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction Education Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet) Computer Application in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Library and Information Sciences E-learning

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
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