Beyond Natives and Immigrants: Exploring Types of Net Generation Students

Autor/inn/en	Kennedy, G.; Judd, T.; Dalgarno, B.; Waycott, J.
Titel	Beyond Natives and Immigrants: Exploring Types of Net Generation Students
Quelle	In: Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 26 (2010) 5, S.332-343 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0266-4909
DOI	10.1111/j.1365-2729.2010.00371.x
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Multivariate Analysis; Educational Technology; Misconceptions; Student Characteristics; Skills; College Students; Student Attitudes; Correlation; Internet; Influence of Technology; Predictor Variables; Technological Literacy; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Multivariate Analyse; Unterrichtsmedien; Missverständnis; Skill; Fertigkeit; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Korrelation; Prädiktor; Technisches Wissen; Australien
Abstract	Previously assumed to be a homogenous and highly skilled group with respect to information and communications technology, the so-called Net Generation has instead been shown to possess a diverse range of technology skills and preferences. To better understand this diversity, we subjected data from 2096 students aged between 17 and 26 from three Australian universities to a cluster analysis. Through this analysis, we identified four distinct types of technology users: "power" users (14% of sample), "ordinary" users (27%), "irregular" users (14%) and "basic" users (45%). A series of exploratory chi-square analyses revealed significant associations between the different types of technology users and the university that students attended, their gender and age and whether the student was local or international. No associations were found for analyses related discipline area, socio-economic status or rurality of residence. The findings are discussed in light of the rhetoric associated with commentaries about the Net Generation, and suggestions about their implications for teaching and learning in universities are offered. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10