HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF VALUES ON THE INTERNET

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Alves ◽  
Carlos Morais ◽  
Paula Renes ◽  
Luisa Miranda
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Education Students

scholarly journals Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: E-Learning as a Tool

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 458-463 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Communication Tools ◽  
Modern Education ◽  
E Learning

Recently, the market of E-Learning is soaring and is known as a new paradigm in modern education. E-Learning acts as a medium, consisting of several types of computers and electronic media that are communication tools as well as the Internet, which provides training and informative access on certain subjects. By using E-Learning students can attend online classes anywhere, regardless of time and place. Generally, E-Learning is more geared towards self-training and is ideal for individuals who work full-time but desire to further their studies. Thus, this study has been developed and integrated with factors leading towards the effectiveness of E-Learning as a tool in Teaching and Learning (T&L) approach. A quantitative approach was applied by using a self-administered distribution of questionnaire targeted at higher education students. Therefore, the outcomes of this research will help to provide insightful information to the current education system in Malaysia, particularly in crafting strategies to enhance the learning education for the country in general.

scholarly journals Assessing University Students' Critical Online Reasoning Ability: A Conceptual and Assessment Framework With Preliminary Evidence

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitri Molerov ◽  
Olga Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia ◽  
Marie-Theres Nagel ◽  
Sebastian Brückner ◽  
Susanne Schmidt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Assessment Framework ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Preliminary Validation

Critical evaluation skills when using online information are considered important in many research and education frameworks; critical thinking and information literacy are cited as key twenty-first century skills for students. Higher education may play a special role in promoting students' skills in critically evaluating (online) sources. Today, higher education students are more likely to use the Internet instead of offline sources such as textbooks when studying for exams. However, far from being a value-neutral, curated learning environment, the Internet poses various challenges, including a large amount of incomplete, contradictory, erroneous, and biased information. With low barriers to online publication, the responsibility to access, select, process, and use suitable relevant and trustworthy information rests with the (self-directed) learner. Despite the central importance of critically evaluating online information, its assessment in higher education is still an emerging field. In this paper, we present a newly developed theoretical-conceptual framework for Critical Online Reasoning (COR), situated in relation to prior approaches (“information problem-solving,” “multiple-source comprehension,” “web credibility,” “informal argumentation,” “critical thinking”), along with an evidence-centered assessment framework and its preliminary validation. In 2016, the Stanford History Education Group developed and validated the assessment of Civic Online Reasoning for the United States. At the college level, this assessment holistically measures students' web searches and evaluation of online information using open Internet searches and real websites. Our initial adaptation and validation indicated a need to further develop the construct and assessment framework for evaluating higher education students in Germany across disciplines over their course of studies. Based on our literature review and prior analyses, we classified COR abilities into three uniquely combined facets: (i) online information acquisition, (ii) critical information evaluation, and (iii) reasoning based on evidence, argumentation, and synthesis. We modeled COR ability from a behavior, content, process, and development perspective, specifying scoring rubrics in an evidence-centered design. Preliminary validation results from expert interviews and content analysis indicated that the assessment covers typical online media and challenges for higher education students in Germany and contains cues to tap modeled COR abilities. We close with a discussion of ongoing research and potentials for future development.

Minimizing Plagiarism by Redesigning the Learning Environment and Assessment

2011 ◽  
pp. 194-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madhumita Bhattacharya ◽  
Lone Jorgensen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Process Approach ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Educational Setting ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Education Students ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
Assessment Tasks

In this chapter we have raised a number of questions and made attempts to respond. These question are: Can plagiarism be stopped? Should we stop students from using the information available on the internet? Is it enough if the students just acknowledge the sources in their work? What action is required to minimize the harmful, and maximize the useful, aspects of internet use in the educational setting? We want our students to learn, and demonstrate their learning with honesty and integrity. In the institutions of higher education students learning is judged through assessment tasks in the form of assignments, tests, and examinations. We have to ensure that high stakes assessments do not act as an inspiration to cheating in the form of plagiarism. We have provided arguments in support of the integration of process approach with deliverables at the end of the course for assessment of students learning.

scholarly journals Toward Digital Citizenship: Examining Factors Affecting Participation and Involvement in the Internet Society among Higher Education Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulrahman Al-Zahrani
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Digital Citizenship ◽  
Computer Experience ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Daily Average ◽  
Computer Self Efficacy

<p class="apa">The current study aims to understand digital citizenship, based on the assumptions of Ribble (2014), by examining factors affecting participation and involvement in the Internet virtual societies among higher education students. A quantitative approach using a survey questionnaire was implemented. The participants were 174 students from the Faculty of Education at King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia. The descriptive statistics show that the students generally have good levels of perceived Internet attitude, computer self-efficacy, and digital citizenship, especially in terms of respecting oneself and others online. The factors affecting digital citizenship are computer experience, daily average technology use, students’ attitudes toward the Internet, and computer self-efficacy. Students with higher levels of computer experience are more involved in activities related to educating oneself and connecting with others online compared with students with less experience. Further, students with higher levels of daily average technology use tend to protect themselves and others online more compared with students with lower levels of technology use. Moreover, higher levels of students’ Internet attitude and computer self-efficacy are associated with higher levels of respect for oneself and others, of educating oneself and others, and of total digital citizenship. Based on the current study findings, appropriate recommendations are proposed in terms of policy and practice.</p>

Attitudes about the Internet: Implications for Use in Education

2002 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric N. Wiebe ◽  
Eric Shaver ◽  
Michael S. Wogalter
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Different Populations ◽  
Use Of Internet ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Affective Dimensions ◽  
Beliefs And Attitudes

This study identified beliefs and attitudes about the Internet in relation to different populations of higher education students. A pair of surveys were used to better understand positive and negative attitudes students harbor concerning the WWW and related Internet technologies. The responses were used to both validate what are the most salient positive and negative aspects of the Internet and to reveal differences in attitude toward these aspects based on demographic variables. The results are discussed with respect to the affective dimensions that shape the use of Internet-related technologies and the need for further research into the impact of the Internet on higher education.

scholarly journals An investigation into the attitudes of academic librarians towards Internet plagiarism of HE students.

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (110) ◽  
pp. 29-42
Author(s):  
Rebecca Bartlett ◽  
Biddy Casselden
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Delphi Study ◽  
Academic Librarians ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Education Students ◽  
The University

This paper aims to report an investigation into the attitudes of academic librarians towards Internet plagiarism by higher education students, particularly, how they define Internet plagiarism, their perceived role in combating this phenomenon, and the skills and techniques they have or will adopt to achieve this. A Delphi study was undertaken using a sample of 10 respondents. The responses demonstrated that plagiarism is a multifaceted term and not easily definable, however respondents were unanimous in their opinion that the Internet has made it easier to plagiarise. The potential for active collaboration between librarians and academics to jointly address Internet plagiarism was seen as vital by all respondents, although opinion was divided on the role of librarians and academics. A blended approach is recommended, which involves involving policing and prevention; in addition to ensuring that students are achieving information literacy well before they reach the gates of the University.

Profiling Internet Use of Portuguese Higher Education Students

2016 ◽  
pp. 46-71
Author(s):  
Rita Santos ◽  
José Azevedo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Education Students ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Portuguese Higher Education

This chapter aims at providing as close a picture as possible of the engagement of HE students with the Internet, especially as regards Web 2.0, and of the knowledge, attitudes, skills and opportunities associated with this use. For this purpose, the following chapter presents the results of a review of empirical studies conducted on a set of analysis dimensions of Internet use, including access, intensity, scope, and participation in the creation and sharing of content, digital literacy revealed by the students using the Internet and opportunities for the development of activities associated with the effective / competent learners.

scholarly journals Kumpulan Abstrak

2016 ◽  
pp. v
Author(s):  
NFN Tim Editorial Jurnal Teknodik
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Source Credibility ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Education Student ◽  
Education Students

PERILAKU AKSES INTERNET MAHASISWA PENDIDIKAN TINGGI JARAK JAUH DI SURAKARTA INTERNET ACCESS BEHAVIOUR OF DISTANT HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS IN SURAKARTA  Djoko Rahardjo; Sumardjo; Djuara P. Lubis; Sri HarijatiDepartemen Sains Komunikasi dan Pengembangan Masyarakat, PPS – [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] (Artikel ini merupakan bagian dari Disertasi:  Rahardjo, D. 2015. Model Akses dan Pemanfaat Internet dalam Kemandirian Belajar Mahasiswa Pendidikan Tinggi Terbuka dan Jarak Jauh.  Bogor: Pascasarjana IPB) ABSTRAK:Media internet sudah banyak diterapkan untuk berbagai kepentingan dalam dunia pendidikan. Meskipun media internet sudah dikenal luas, mahasiswa pendidikan tinggi jarak jauh yang tinggal di daerah perdesaan di beberapa wilayah Indonesia masih menghadapi permasalahan dalam mengaksesnya. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis hubungan antara perilaku mahasiswa dalam mengakses internet dan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhinya. Perilaku akses internet mencakup tiga komponen utama yaitu kogintif, afektif, dan konatif. Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi perilaku akses internet meliputi faktor lingkungan, karakteristik pesan, dan kredibilitas sumber. Penelitian survei ini dilaksanakan di wilayah Surakarta dengan sampel 320 responden. Data dianalisis dengan metode Model Persamaan Struktural. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa faktor lingkungan berpengaruh nyata terhadap perilaku mahasiswa dalam mengakses internet. Ternyata peningkatan akses internet lebih mudah dilakukan dengan peralatan berupa handphone yang lebih murah, namun dibutuhkan pengembangan perangkat lunak yang sesuai dengan peralatan tersebut. Strategi lain yang mendukung peningkatan akses adalah peningkatan kemampuan mahasiswa dalam menelusur informasi.  Kata kunci: akses internet, pendidikan jarak jauh, perilaku belajar mahasiswa  ABSTRACT:Internet has been widely applied for educational purposes. Although the media is well known, distant higher education students who live in remote or rural areas in Indonesia are still facing problems in accessing it. The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between the behavior of the students in accessing the Internet and the factors that influence it. Internet access behavior includes three main components, namely cogintive, affective, and conative components. Factors that influence the behavior include environmental factors, message characteristics, and source credibility. This survey research was conducted in seven districts in Surakarta with a sample of 320 respondents. Data were analyzed in Structural Equation Model method. The result shows that environmental factors significantly affect the behavior of students in accessing the internet. It turns out that the increase in internet access is more easily done with cheaper equipment such as mobile phones, but it is necessary to develop appropriate software for such equipment. Another strategy that supports increased access is improving students’ capability in information searching on the internet. Key words: internet access, distant education, student learning behavior

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