Attitudes towards the Use of ICT in Costa Rican University Students: The Influence of Sex, Academic Performance, and Training in Technology

José-Antonio García-Martínez, Eduardo-José Fuentes-Abeledo and Eduardo-Rafael Rodríguez-Machado
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José-Antonio García-Martínez: Research Center in Teaching and Education, Nacional University, Heredia 86300, Costa Rica
Eduardo-José Fuentes-Abeledo: Department of Pedagogy and Didactics, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Eduardo-Rafael Rodríguez-Machado: Department of Pedagogy and Didactics, University of A Coruña, 15071 A Coruña, Spain

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-11

Abstract: Information and communication technologies (ICT) are being used more and more as part of teaching processes in both formal and informal settings. In this regard, it is important to understand university students’ attitudes towards using ICT as they will shortly form part of the productive sector of society. The aim of this study was to analyze student attitudes during their final years pursuing various degrees at a university in Costa Rica. We used a non-experimental transactional design and probabilistic sampling that involved 1187 students. We used a questionnaire containing a Likert-type scales to measure attitudes, which was structured according to affective, cognitive, and behavioral components. The results showed positive attitudes in general, with higher scores in the cognitive and behavioral components, and moderate scores in the affective component. In addition, we found differences in attitudes according to sex, prior training in technology, and academic performance.

Keywords: information and communication technologies (ICT); attituded towards ICT; educational technology; lifelong learning; self-regulated learning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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