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What Do We Know About Students' Attitudes Towards and Experiences of Information and Communication Technologies That Will Help Us Design Courses

Bibliographic Data

ID4098282
AuthorsAdrian Kirkwood (The Open Group, corresponding author), Linda Price (0000-0001-5291-0469, Universidade Aberta)
Year2005
Volume30
Issue3
Pages257-274
Publication date2005-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Higher Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03075070500095689
OpenAlexW2169138601
LanguageEN
Citations received27
References cited13

This article reports on issues relevant for teachers and instructional designers anticipating using information and communication technologies (ICTs) in higher education, particularly those wishing to adopt a flexible learning approach aimed at improving the quality of the student experience. The data that are reported on span more than five years, and have been gathered from a range of large quantitative postal surveys and smaller qualitative surveys, with total respondents numbering around 80,000. The large-scale surveys cover annual course reviews, computer access, students? use of media, access to media technologies and ICT access and use. The smaller qualitative studies include students? use of CD-ROMs and online tuition. This article describes the students? backgrounds and how this can affect their studies. It discusses students? access to media technologies and what their perceptions of media are in the context of independent learning. The conclusion is that, although ICTs can enable new forms of teaching and learning to take place, they cannot ensure that effective and appropriate learning outcomes are achieved. It is not technologies, but educational purposes and pedagogy, that must provide the lead, with students understanding not only how to work with ICTs, but why it is of benefit for them to do so. Knowing about students? use of media as well as their attitudes and experiences can help teachers and instructional designers develop better courses

Higher education · Information and Communications Technology · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Qualitative property · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods · Online and Blended Learning · Psychology

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Unique citing works27
Citations per year1,35
Citation span2006 - 2022 (17)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 18
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