Investigation of university students’ lifelong learning tendencies in terms of various variables

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-133
Author(s):  
Burak Ayçiçek ◽  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
State University ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Undergraduate Programs ◽  
The University

The paper aims to investigate lifelong learning tendencies of university students in terms of different variables. For this purpose, the survey method was employed. The sample of the study consisted of 500 university students studying at various undergraduate programs at a state university in Turkey during 2018-2019 academic year. The personal information form prepared by the researchers and the “Lifelong Learning Tendency Scale” was used to collect data. Descriptive statistics such as frequencies, means, and standard deviations were computed to display students’ overall responses to the lifelong learning tendency scale items. The findings of the study showed that the lifelong learning tendency levels of students differed significantly according to variables as gender, grade, following developments in information and communication technologies, faculty and participation in activities such as conferences, panels, symposiums etc. held at the university. Results also indicated that lifelong learning tendencies of university students were at a moderate level.

The Media Diet of University Students in Italy

2012 ◽  
pp. 84-93
Author(s):  
Andrea Pozzali ◽  
Paolo Ferri
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Natives ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
High Level ◽  
The University

Developments in information and communication technologies have raised the issue of the intergenerational digital divide that can take place between “digital natives” and “digital immigrants”. Despite emphatic claims concerning how educational systems must take into account the specific characteristics of “digital natives”, sound empirical research on these topics is lacking, especially for Europe. This paper presents the results of research performed during the course of 2008, studying how university students in Italy use digital technologies. The research is based on a survey of 1086 undergraduate students at the University of Milan-Bicocca, complemented by focus groups and in-depth interviews. The results of our research show that, even if university students are familiar with digital technologies, the general possession of high level skills in accessing and using the Internet should not be taken for granted.

scholarly journals Athabasca University: Conversion from Traditional Distance Education to Online Courses, Programs and Services

2001 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Davis
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Online Delivery ◽  
Online Distance Education ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Online Distance ◽  
Undergraduate Programs ◽  
The University

In its 30 years of operation, Athabasca University has witnessed the full impact of the growth of online distance education. Its conversion from mixed media course production and telephone/mail tutoring to a variety of electronic information and communication technologies has been heterogeneous across disciplines and programs. Undergraduate programs in business, computing, and some social science programs have largely led the conversion, and all graduate programs have, since their inception, employed various features of online delivery. The parallel conversion of student services has been equally important to the effectiveness of these processes. The implications of this approach for the quality of offerings, support systems, costing, and the primary mandate of the University (which is to remove barriers, not create them) are discussed.

scholarly journals Internet technology-based projects in learning and teaching English as a Foreign Language at Yakutsk State University

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Lena Zamorshchikova ◽  
Olga Egorova ◽  
Marina Popova
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
Course Development ◽  
State University ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Networking Technologies ◽  
The University

This paper discusses recent uses of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in fostering Internet-based projects for learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL) at the Faculty of Foreign Languages in Yakutsk State University, Russia.  It covers the authors’ experiences integrating   distance education and creating educational resources within the Moodle LMS and wiki projects based on Web 2.0 social networking technologies. Also it discusses our international project, Net-based Course Development: English through Digital Storyline, in cooperation with the University of Tromsø, Norway.

scholarly journals Information and Communication Technologies to Improve Problem Solving and Self-Efficacy: Exploring Geometry Learning Using Dynamic Mathematics Software Geogebra

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-52
Author(s):  
Mukhtar Mukhtar ◽  
R. Ahmad Zaky El Islami ◽  
Damanhuri Damanhuri ◽  
Ferdinand Murni Hamundu
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
University Students ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Dynamic Mathematics ◽  
The University ◽  
Mathematics Software

Information and communication technologies can support learning of geometry through geogebra software. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of dynamic mathematics software geogebra towards problem solving and self-efficacy. Seventy-four university students divided to one class assigned as geogebra assisted learning and the other as using conventional learning. The results showed a significant difference of problem solving between these two groups statistically. Additionally, The results showed that there is a significant difference of self-efficacy between these two groups statistically. The results indicates that the problem solving and sef-efficacy of the university students using geogebra assisted better than using conventional learning. We can conclude that the dynamic mathematics software geogebra is effective to improve problem solving and self-efficacy

Perceptions of the first-year university students of the use of ICT in the teaching of physics: case of a course of electricity

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 1182-1194
Author(s):  
Btissam GUENNOUN ◽  
Nadia Benjelloun
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
First Year ◽  
Scientific Content ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The University ◽  
First Year University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Convenient Access

Within the framework of a research aiming to evaluate the impact of the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in higher teaching of physics, we carried out a study with 122 students enrolled in first year of the science spinneret of the physical matter (SMP) at the University Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz – fez. This study aims in particular to identify the perceptions which these students have after learning the course of electricity integrating the ICT.The results of our investigation also show that the use of these tools in this course has provided an easy and convenient access to its scientific content and improved the learning of 48.4% of the questioned students, in addition it allowed 52.5% of the surveyed students to actively participate and to ask more questions during the course. The results of our study have also shown that the teaching of the course of electricity within the university should be accompanied by a handout and based on more developed and detailed demonstrations in the board and a judicious use of the presentations integrating filmed experiments.

scholarly journals La relación entre las competencias TIC, el uso de las TIC y los enfoques de aprendizaje en alumnado universitario de educación

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 549-566
Author(s):  
Isabel Díaz-Garcia ◽  
Gonzalo Almerich Cerveró ◽  
Jesús Suárez-Rodríguez ◽  
Natividad Orellana Alonso
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
University Students ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Correlational Design ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Personal Use ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

Las tecnologías de la información y de la comunicación (TIC) suponen un cambio en los modos de aprendizaje del alumnado universitario. El propósito de este estudio es conocer la relación entre los enfoques de aprendizaje (superficial y profundo), el uso de las TIC (uso personal, uso académico no escolar y uso académico en el aula) y las competencias TIC (tecnológicas, pedagógicas y éticas) en alumnado universitario de titulaciones de Educación. Se trata de un estudio basado en un diseño correlacional, cuya muestra la constituyen 485 estudiantes de las titulaciones de grado de Pedagogía y de Educación Social de la Universidad de Valencia, seleccionados mediante un muestreo no probabilístico y accidental, recogiendo la información mediante dos cuestionarios. Los resultados señalan la existencia de un vínculo complejo entre las competencias TIC, el uso de las TIC y los enfoques de aprendizaje. Se ha de destacar la relación entre las competencias pedagógicas y las éticas, el uso académico no escolar y el enfoque profundo, así como la relación entre enfoque superficial y uso académico de las TIC en el aula. Por ello, se sugiere la necesidad de formar a los estudiantes en las competencias pedagógicas y éticas de las TIC, ya que si se hiciera se estaría fomentando el aprendizaje profundo. Information and communication technologies (ICT) represent a change in the ways of learning of university students. The purpose of this study is to know the relationship between learning approaches (superficial and deep), use of ICT (personal use, non-school academic use and academic use in the classroom) and ICT competences (technological, pedagogical and ethical) in university students of Education degrees. This is a study based on a correlational design, whose sample is made up of 485 students of the degrees of Pedagogy and Social Education at the University of Valencia, selected by non-probabilistic and accidental sampling, collecting the information through two questionnaires. The results indicate the existence of a complex link between ICT competences, use of ICT and learning approaches. The relationship between pedagogical and ethical competences, non-school academic use and an in-depth approach, and between a superficial approach and academic use of ICT in the classroom should be highlighted. Therefore, the need to train students in the pedagogical and ethical competences of ICT is stressed in order to encourage deep learning.

scholarly journals Motivation of University Students Towards the Use of Information and Communication Technologies and Their Relation to Learning Styles

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (15) ◽  
pp. 202
Author(s):  
Oscar Navarro ◽  
Francisco Javier Sanchez-Verdejo ◽  
Juana Maria Anguita ◽  
Angel Luis Gonzalez
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
University Students ◽  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Learning Style Inventory ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University

Motivation can influence the success of the teaching-learning process. The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Education is becoming more and more frequent. In fact, its presence is very engaging and may improve learning. This study is aimed at analysing the relation between university students' intrinsic motivation and their learning styles, where variables such as gender and the universities at which they study can be essential. For that purpose, the answers provided in both the IMI (Intrinsic Motivation Inventory) questionnaire and the Felder and Silverman's Learning Style Inventory by a sample of 272 students from two different universities have been taken into account. The two questionnaires were completed online, allowing access from any device with an internet connection. Once the data obtained was analysed, a high correlation among the six dimensions of the motivation questionnaire was observed. Said correlation does not apply to Felder and Silverman's test, where there is little correspondence among the eight styles in the inventory. A clear relation between two learning styles (Visual and Reflective) and intrinsic motivation is also noted. It should be highlighted that on examination of the variables corresponding to the university where student study and the latter’s gender were examined, certain differences appeared, such as the prevalence of some learning styles in male participants.

scholarly journals Model for managing extracurricular activities of university students using information and communication technologies

2021 ◽  
Vol 128 ◽  
pp. 05011
Author(s):  
Galina Klochkova
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Professional Competencies ◽  
Educational Organizations ◽  
Model Of Management ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The University

This article is devoted to use of information and communication technologies (hereinafter referred to as the ICT) in education, and their implementation in extracurricular activities of educational organizations. The relevance of the study is due to new trends in the education system in general and in extracurricular activities in particular. Theoretical studies are analyzed according to which a modern university graduate is required to possess general cultural and general professional competencies. It is shown that extracurricular activities at the university provide students with an opportunity to develop supra-professional competencies, create conditions for implementation of their creative potential. The essence of management in the educational system of extracurricular activities using the information and communication technologies was studied. The components of extracurricular activities are provided and the results obtained are described. The main attention in the article is paid to development and implementation of a model of management of extracurricular activities of university students using information and communication technologies. Hybrid extracurricular activities that are conducted with students using information and communication technologies are of interest. The material is of practical importance; it allows to use the offered model of management of extracurricular activities of students. This issue is multifaceted.

scholarly journals Sport, culture and use of technologies in the leisure time of young university students | Deporte, cultura y uso de tecnologías en el tiempo libre de jóvenes universitarios

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (27) ◽  
pp. 144
Author(s):  
Gabriel Flores Allende ◽  
María Esmeralda Correa Cortez ◽  
Mario Gerardo Cervantes Medina
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Free Time ◽  
Sports Activity ◽  
Politica Publica ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The University

ResumenPara los jóvenes las tareas universitarias entran en conflicto con las actividades de tiempo libre y ocio, estas últimas suelen ser sacrificadas. Este estudio tiene como propósito conocer a qué actividades como Uso de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC), la actividad físico-deportiva y, el consumo de actividades culturales, dedican la mayor parte del tiempo libre los jóvenes universitarios, de lunes a viernes, fines de semana y periodo de vacaciones. La población objeto de estudio la constituyen 1,580 estudiantes de Educación Superior de la Universidad de Guadalajara, México, donde el 52.5% son mujeres y el 47.5% hombres. Se puede comprobar que los estudiantes dedican la mayor parte del tiempo libre al Uso de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC), que asocia con actividades de ocio pasivo, de lunes a viernes; Donde las actividades de consumo cultural, que relaciona con actividades de relación social y diversión, será para fines de semana y periodo de vacaciones. Al parecer las actividades físicas y deportivas no suelen ser prioridad para estos jóvenes durante el tiempo libre en los tres periodos temporales. A sabiendas de los problemas que afrontan los jóvenes, se requiere de políticas públicas más acordes para la ocupación del tiempo libre. En caso contrario, toda acción o política pública, conducirá al fracaso.AbstractFor students, university duties could conflict with free time activities, these latter are often sacrificed. The purpose of this research is to know in what type of activities, including the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), physical-sports activity and the consumption of cultural activities, most of the university students spend their free time from Monday to Friday, weekends and holidays. The population under research, consists of 1580 higher education students from the University of Guadalajara, Mexico, where 52.5% are women and 47.5% are men. Statistical data indicates that students dedicate most of their free time to the use of ICT’s (passive leisure activities), mainly from Monday to Friday, while cultural consumption activities (social relationship and amusement activities) occur during weekends and holiday periods. It seems that physical and sports activities are not usually a priority for these students during their free time in the three time periods. Public policies need to be more responsive to the needs of young university students for free or leisure time. Otherwise, any public action or policy will lead to failure.

scholarly journals Use of different information and communication technologies in Indian academic libraries

2015 ◽  
Vol 64 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 135-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shabahat Husain ◽  
Mohammad Nazim
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Social Bookmarking ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Infrastructure ◽  
The University

Purpose – This paper aims to present an exploration of the potential utilisation of different information and communication technologies (ICT) in Indian academic libraries. Design/methodology/approach – A survey method was used for the collection of data. A structured questionnaire, containing close-ended questions, was sent by postal mail to 30 librarians of the Central University Libraries in India, of which 15 questionnaires were returned. Findings – Academic libraries in India have mostly been involved in applying traditional ICT-based solutions for the management of various library functions and services, particularly for organising and retrieving information. Use of modern ICT-based tools of knowledge creation and sharing such as web discovery tools, blogs, wikis, Real Simple Syndication feeds, social networking and social bookmarking seems uncommon in academic libraries. Lack of trained staff in ICT, low level of ICT skills among library users, unawareness of potential benefits of ICT and inadequate ICT infrastructure were found as the major barriers of ICT applications in academic libraries. Practical implications – Academic libraries in India are still in the early stage of understanding the importance of modern ICTs. Librarians should renovate existing library environment and develop knowledge and skills among their staff in the fields of computer programming, website or portal development, hardware maintenance and metadata or e-resource management for providing quality information services to their users. Originality/value – Because no empirical study on the use ICT-based knowledge management (KM) tools in academic libraries in India has been carried out before, this study closes this gap and provides guidelines for practising librarians, policy makers, management and the University Grants Commission of India to promote the use of ICTs in libraries, and to design courses of information communication technology and related skills.

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