Different user groups of University students and their ICT competence: Evidence from three countries in Central Europe

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/61989592:15410/18:73588133

Result on the web

<a href="http://oaji.net/articles/2017/987-1539418548.pdf" target="_blank" >http://oaji.net/articles/2017/987-1539418548.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Different user groups of University students and their ICT competence: Evidence from three countries in Central Europe

Original language description

The preferences in the use of ICT at school and at home are varied among young people due to development of ICT in the 21st century environment. Educators need to pay attention to differences among groups of ICT users and their influence on teaching and the learning process. The purpose of this research was to identify the levels of ICT competence of university students and to assess differences in their use of ICT with special focus on social networks and mobile phones. The questionnaire survey at four universities in three countries was conducted to identify how university students use ICT for learning and out-of-school activities. The participants were 1348 university students. The obtained results only partially confirmed the general assumption that young people (Millennials) in contemporary society are characterized by skilled use of ICT in their everyday life. The application of cluster analysis found four different user groups according to their use of ICT in their life. Educators should be aware of the user groups’ differences among students and take them into account when planning, implementing and evaluating the teaching and learning process. Keywords: ICT competence, university students, ICT use, user groups.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2018

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Baltic Science Education

ISSN

1648-3898

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

17

Issue of the periodical within the volume

5

Country of publishing house

LT - LITHUANIA

Number of pages

15

Pages from-to

851-866

UT code for WoS article

000447414500009

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85055277778