The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2008 Roadmap

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Briefs, Case Studies, Papers, Reports
Author(s) and Contributors:
Author(s): Judy Caruso Gail Salaway
Source(s) and Collection(s):
Sources(s): EDUCAUSE Research Collection(s): Roadmaps
ParentTopics:
Student Technology Use Student Experience Learning Management Systems (LMS)

Abstract

This ECAR roadmap synthesizes the important issues and recommended actions drawn from The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2008, by Gail Salaway and Judith Borreson Caruso, with Mark R. Nelson. 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.

Citation for this work: Caruso, Judith Borreson and Gail Salaway. The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2008 Roadmap (Roadmap). Boulder, CO: EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research, 2008, available from http://www.educause.edu/ecar.

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