A decade of first-semester students surveys concerning IT equipment and communication applications and effect of Covid-19 related experiences for first-year students in 2021

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Abstract

The technical equipment of first-year students and their preferred communication applications are changing, perhaps also influenced by their experiences in the Covid-19 pandemic concerning digital teaching and learning. This paper presents the 2021 survey of first-year students at Graz University of Technology (N=1,207) and compares the results concerning devices and applications with the results of the surveys conducted since 2011. It is striking that there are no striking changes in the endowment of the that can be interpreted as an effect of Covid-19 pandemic. A question introduced in 2021 about experiences with distance online instruction and experiences with online courses before and after Covid-19 shows clearly that new students' prior experiences with online learning here have dramatically changed as a result of school closures in Austria.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2022
Place of PublicationWaynesville, NC
PublisherAssociation for the Advancement of Computing in Education
Pages1060-1067
ISBN (Electronic) 978-1-939797-62-9
Publication statusPublished - 30 Jun 2022
EventEdMedia + Innovate Learning 2022 - New York, United States
Duration: 20 Jun 202223 Jun 2022

Conference

ConferenceEdMedia + Innovate Learning 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew York
Period20/06/2223/06/22

Fields of Expertise

  • Information, Communication & Computing

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