HOW DO FIRST YEAR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS USE ICT IN THEIR LEISURE TIME AND FOR LEARNING PURPOSES?
This study advances our understanding of the current use of social media and mobile devices by first year university students. This research sought to explore the influence of the use of social networks and new mobile devices by students for learning purposes. Data were collected using a self-report...
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| author | Ludvík Eger Łukasz Tomczyk Milan Klement Mária Pisoňová Gabriela Petrová |
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| description | This study advances our understanding of the current use of social media and mobile devices by first year university students. This research sought to explore the influence of the use of social networks and new mobile devices by students for learning purposes. Data were collected using a self-report questionnaire at four universities in three countries in Central Europe. The research was completed by a sample of 961 full-time first year undergraduate students. The data were analysed using descriptive statistic and confirmatory factor analysis. The findings show that students who intensively use ICT for leisure-related tasks are also experienced in ICT for learning purposes. Furthermore, the results showed differences in the use of ICTs according to four selected areas: ICT for leisure-time activities, social networking, ICT on mobile phones, and ICT for study purposes by students. Five well-differentiated clusters were identified by through cluster analysis, which we term the ‘mobile subgroup’, ‘educational subgroup’, ‘social subgroup’, ‘network subgroup’, and ‘entertaining subgroup’. Educators can benefit from the results through a more complete understanding of how first year university students use social networks and mobile devices and how intensity in these areas influences ICT use for learning purposes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-061bad6485e04dd28f7094e1b04467e42022-12-22T04:29:21ZengAssociation for the Development of Science, Engineering and EducationInternational Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education2334-847X2334-84962020-08-0182355210.5937/IJCRSEE2002035E314HOW DO FIRST YEAR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS USE ICT IN THEIR LEISURE TIME AND FOR LEARNING PURPOSES?Ludvík Eger0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5437-3297Łukasz Tomczyk1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5652-1433Milan Klement2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9964-4057Mária Pisoňová3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3909-3358Gabriela Petrová4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0907-0761University of West Bohemia, Faculty of Economics, Plzen, Czech RepublicPedagogical University of Cracow, Institute of Educational Science, Cracow, PolandPalacky University Olomouc, Faculty of Education, Department of Technical Education and Information Technolo-gy, Czech RepublicComenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Education, SlovakiaConstantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Faculty of Education, Department of Pedagogy, SlovakiaThis study advances our understanding of the current use of social media and mobile devices by first year university students. This research sought to explore the influence of the use of social networks and new mobile devices by students for learning purposes. Data were collected using a self-report questionnaire at four universities in three countries in Central Europe. The research was completed by a sample of 961 full-time first year undergraduate students. The data were analysed using descriptive statistic and confirmatory factor analysis. The findings show that students who intensively use ICT for leisure-related tasks are also experienced in ICT for learning purposes. Furthermore, the results showed differences in the use of ICTs according to four selected areas: ICT for leisure-time activities, social networking, ICT on mobile phones, and ICT for study purposes by students. Five well-differentiated clusters were identified by through cluster analysis, which we term the ‘mobile subgroup’, ‘educational subgroup’, ‘social subgroup’, ‘network subgroup’, and ‘entertaining subgroup’. Educators can benefit from the results through a more complete understanding of how first year university students use social networks and mobile devices and how intensity in these areas influences ICT use for learning purposes.https://ijcrsee.com/index.php/ijcrsee/article/view/314ict competenceuniversity studentssocial networksmobile devicesleisure-time activities |
| spellingShingle | Ludvík Eger Łukasz Tomczyk Milan Klement Mária Pisoňová Gabriela Petrová HOW DO FIRST YEAR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS USE ICT IN THEIR LEISURE TIME AND FOR LEARNING PURPOSES? International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education ict competence university students social networks mobile devices leisure-time activities |
| title | HOW DO FIRST YEAR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS USE ICT IN THEIR LEISURE TIME AND FOR LEARNING PURPOSES? |
| title_full | HOW DO FIRST YEAR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS USE ICT IN THEIR LEISURE TIME AND FOR LEARNING PURPOSES? |
| title_fullStr | HOW DO FIRST YEAR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS USE ICT IN THEIR LEISURE TIME AND FOR LEARNING PURPOSES? |
| title_full_unstemmed | HOW DO FIRST YEAR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS USE ICT IN THEIR LEISURE TIME AND FOR LEARNING PURPOSES? |
| title_short | HOW DO FIRST YEAR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS USE ICT IN THEIR LEISURE TIME AND FOR LEARNING PURPOSES? |
| title_sort | how do first year university students use ict in their leisure time and for learning purposes |
| topic | ict competence university students social networks mobile devices leisure-time activities |
| url | https://ijcrsee.com/index.php/ijcrsee/article/view/314 |
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