Examining the Digitization Level of First-Year Students at Graz University of Technology (Austria): Insights from a Digitization Index

Bettina Mair; Martin Ebner; Sarah Edelsbrunner; Walther Nagler; Sandra Schön

Examining the Digitization Level of First-Year Students at Graz University of Technology (Austria): Insights from a Digitization Index

Bettina Mair, Martin Ebner, Sarah Edelsbrunner, Walther Nagler, Sandra Schön

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Abstract

The Educational Technology team at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) tried to measure the degree of digitization among first-year students (n=1,029). To achieve this, a digitization index was constructed that incorporates various dimensions of digitization, including IT equipment, digital skills, and usage of digital applications for learning. The index is based on two existing studies, the German D21-Digital-Index and the Austrian DiKoS study. It was adapted to fit the context of first-year students at university. The study revealed an average digitization level among first-year students at TU Graz was 39.60 on a scale from 0 to 100. The analysis of specific groups indicated variations in the degree of digitization. Female students, students under 20 and over 25 years old, as well as those from natural sciences and mathematics fields exhibited lower levels of digitization compared to their counterparts. Furthermore...

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2023
Editors	Theo Bastiaens
Place of Publication	Vienna, Austria
Publisher	Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
Pages	1128-1136
Number of pages	9
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2023
Event	EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2023 - Wien, Austria Duration: 10 Jul 2023 → 14 Jul 2023

Conference

Conference	EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2023
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Wien
Period	10/07/23 → 14/07/23

Fields of Expertise

Information, Communication & Computing

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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https://www.learntechlib.org/p/222629

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Mair, B., Ebner, M., Edelsbrunner, S., Nagler, W., & Schön, S. (2023). Examining the Digitization Level of First-Year Students at Graz University of Technology (Austria): Insights from a Digitization Index. In T. Bastiaens (Ed.), Proceedings of EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2023 (pp. 1128-1136). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. https://www.learntechlib.org/p/222629

Examining the Digitization Level of First-Year Students at Graz University of Technology (Austria): Insights from a Digitization Index. / Mair, Bettina ; Ebner, Martin ; Edelsbrunner, Sarah et al.
Proceedings of EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2023. ed. / Theo Bastiaens. Vienna, Austria: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 2023. p. 1128-1136.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review

Mair, B , Ebner, M , Edelsbrunner, S , Nagler, W & Schön, S 2023, Examining the Digitization Level of First-Year Students at Graz University of Technology (Austria): Insights from a Digitization Index. in T Bastiaens (ed.), Proceedings of EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2023. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Vienna, Austria, pp. 1128-1136, EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2023 , Wien, Austria, 10/07/23. <https://www.learntechlib.org/p/222629>

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