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[Progress through technology? Technology commitment, technical equipment and their relationship to studying from
Marios Karapanos1, Patrick Hawlitschek2
1Institut für Bildungswissenschaften, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland.
Zeitschrift Fur Bildungsforschung
|April 16, 2024
Summary
Student technology access and willingness to use digital tools significantly impact learning activities and satisfaction. Good technical equipment is particularly crucial for student satisfaction with digital learning media.
Area of Science:
- Educational Technology
- Higher Education Pedagogy
- Student Learning
Context:
- The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated increased reliance on technology for course management in higher education.
- Interindividual differences in students' technical resources and technology adoption present a critical area of investigation.
- Understanding these factors is essential for effective digital learning environments.
Purpose:
- To investigate the differential effects of technical equipment and technology commitment on students' learning activities and satisfaction.
- To determine the relationship between these resources and student satisfaction with digital learning media.
- To inform pedagogical strategies in higher education for adapting to diverse student resources.
Summary:
- Structural equation modeling of survey data (N=3332) revealed that technical equipment and technology commitment significantly explain variance in students' engagement with learning activities (ΔR²=0.11) and study organization (ΔR²=0.16).
- Both technical equipment and technology commitment demonstrated comparable importance for managing academic tasks.
- Student satisfaction with digital learning media was more strongly associated with the quality of technical equipment.
Impact:
- Findings contribute to the ongoing discourse on effective teaching and learning in higher education.
- Highlights the necessity for educational institutions to align teaching strategies with students' technological resources and adoption.
- Provides empirical evidence for the distinct roles of technical infrastructure and user engagement in digital education success.
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