Click here for Educase: The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2008
Spring 2008 survey of 27,317 freshmen and seniors at 90 four-year institutions
Furthermore:
- Convenience: IT makes doing my course activities more convenient (62.5% agree)
- About 1 in 6 respondents skip classes when the materials are online.
- 85% use social network sites
- 66.1% own internet-enabled phones
Key Findings
Key Findings (PDF, all links are to PDF files)
Abstract
This 2008 ECAR research study is a longitudinal extension of the 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 ECAR studies of students and information technology. The study is based on quantitative data from a spring 2008 survey of 27,317 freshmen and seniors at 90 four-year institutions and eight two-year institutions; student focus groups that included input from 75 students at four institutions; and analysis of qualitative data from 5,877 written responses to open-ended questions. In addition to studying student ownership, experience, behaviors, preferences, and skills with respect to information technologies, the 2008 study also includes a special focus on student participation in social networking sites.
| Table of Contents | |
| Entire Study |
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| Foreword | |
| Chapter 1 | Executive Summary |
| Chapter 2 | Introduction: Reshaping Campus Communication and Community through Social Network Sites |
| Chapter 3 | Methodology and Respondent Characteristics |
| Chapter 4 | Ownership of, Use of, and Skill with IT |
| Chapter 5 | IT and the Academic Experience |
| Chapter 6 | Social Networking Sites |
| Appendix A | Acknowledgments |
| Appendix B | Students and Information Technology in Higher Education: 2008 Survey Questionnaire |
| Appendix C | Qualitative Interview Questions |
| Appendix D | Participating Institutions and Survey Response Rates |
| Appendix E | Bibliography |
| Online Supporting Materials |
| Key Findings |
| Roadmap |
| Survey Instrument |
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