Attitudes towards Digital Educational Technologies among Russian University Students before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Irina A. Novikova, Polina A. Bychkova and Alexey L. Novikov
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Irina A. Novikova: Psychology and Pedagogy Department, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 117198 Moscow, Russia
Polina A. Bychkova: Psychology and Pedagogy Department, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 117198 Moscow, Russia
Alexey L. Novikov: General and Russian Linguistics Department, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 117198 Moscow, Russia

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 10, 1-18

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically accelerated the digitalization of education around the world. There has been a lot of recent research on university students’ attitudes towards digital educational technologies (DET) in different countries, but much fewer studies examine how these attitudes change during the pandemic. The purpose of the present exploratory study is to compare the attitudes towards DET among Russian university students majoring in psychology before the start of the pandemic and at its different stages. A mixed method research design was used. The quantitative part of the study included The University Students’ Attitudes toward DET Questionnaire developed by the authors, and the qualitative part of this study included percentage and thematic analyses of answers to additional multiple choice and open-ended questions. The main findings of the study confirm significant changes in attitudes towards DET at the very beginning of the pandemic, and their relative stabilization later. Additional analysis based on the literature review revealed that the advantages and disadvantages of DET listed by Russian university students and students from other countries, generally coincide. The data obtained will be useful in the development of digital competence among university students.

Keywords: digitalization of education; digital competence; university students; attitudes towards digital educational technologies; remote learning; COVID-19 pandemic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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