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Preparation for "E-Learning": ICT Literacy and Usage of Australian University Students (2001)

Preparation for "E-Learning": ICT Literacy and Usage of Australian University Students (2001)
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Author(s): Andrew Stein (Victoria University, Australia)
Copyright: 2002
Pages: 4
Source title: Issues & Trends of Information Technology Management in Contemporary Organizations
Source Editor(s): Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Information Resources Management Association, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-930708-39-6.ch172
ISBN13: 9781930708396
EISBN13: 9781466641358

Abstract

University students require considerable computer literacy to enter and then succeed at their studies. Many courses, whether technology focussed or not, are using advanced Web technology to deliver educational content. This paper explores the changing nature of Information & Communication Technologies (ICTs) literacy of university students and explores whether gender and age factors affect student’s ICT literacy and Web usage. There was a focus on first-year (freshman or transition) students. Main findings show that there is a significant difference in how females and males use the Web and first year (transition) students come to University with advanced ICT literacy.

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