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Kenneth Royal1, Mari-Wells Hedgpeth, Dan McWhorter
1College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States. kdroyal2@ncsu.edu.
JMIR Medical Education
|October 13, 2016
Summary
Incoming veterinary medical students, despite growing up in a digital world, still lack essential computing skills. Their comfort with technology does not translate to advanced usage, highlighting a persistent skills gap.
Area of Science:
- Veterinary Medical Education
- Information Technology Skills
- Digital Literacy
Background:
- Assumes incoming medical students are tech-savvy due to digital upbringing.
- Expects positive attitudes and increased information technology (IT) skills among younger students.
- Highlights a common assumption about digital natives in higher education.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess changes in veterinary medical students' IT skills and attitudes over a decade (2005-2015).
- To determine if comfort and usage of technology increased as anticipated.
- To compare student responses to IT-related questions across different time points.
Main Methods:
- Administered an annual survey to incoming veterinary medical students over 10 years.
- Survey measured attitudes, computing experience, and technology ownership.
- Compared student responses at three key intervals: 2005, 2010, and 2015.
Main Results:
- Students in 2015 showed similar desires to improve spreadsheet and web design skills as those in 2005.
- Despite technological advances, students struggle to "keep up" with evolving technology.
- Many students report high computer comfort but primarily use them for basic tasks like word processing.
Conclusions:
- Today's medical students are not expert computer users, contrary to popular belief.
- Many students lack fundamental computing skills despite a digitized upbringing.
- There is a continued need to address basic and advanced IT skill development in medical education.
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