TY - JOUR
T1 - Students' perceptions of the appropriateness and usefulness of the internet for schoolwork and the value of school
AU - Kolikant, Yifat Ben David
PY - 2009/1/1
Y1 - 2009/1/1
N2 - We examined students' perceptions of the appropriateness and usefulness of the Internet for schoolwork and its impact on their views on the value of school learning. We were motivated by the debate in the literature as to whether today's students are different because of the Internet, and consequently whether schools should change. An analysis of questionnaires completed by 262 students in public post-primary schools, with high access to the Internet at home and little opportunity to use it at school, revealed that most of the students use the Internet for schoolwork. In addition, most consider a bricolage-oriented work process to be useful and appropriate, and this perception correlates negatively with statements regarding the value of school learning. These results support the theoretical claim that there is a disconnect between students and schools.
AB - We examined students' perceptions of the appropriateness and usefulness of the Internet for schoolwork and its impact on their views on the value of school learning. We were motivated by the debate in the literature as to whether today's students are different because of the Internet, and consequently whether schools should change. An analysis of questionnaires completed by 262 students in public post-primary schools, with high access to the Internet at home and little opportunity to use it at school, revealed that most of the students use the Internet for schoolwork. In addition, most consider a bricolage-oriented work process to be useful and appropriate, and this perception correlates negatively with statements regarding the value of school learning. These results support the theoretical claim that there is a disconnect between students and schools.
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U2 - 10.2190/EC.41.4.b
DO - 10.2190/EC.41.4.b
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AN - SCOPUS:76149131048
SN - 0735-6331
VL - 41
SP - 407
EP - 429
JO - Journal of Educational Computing Research
JF - Journal of Educational Computing Research
IS - 4
ER -