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Research paper thumbnail of IT Trendsin Four Years of Incoming Students at The University

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Page 1. EDUCAUSE QUARTERLY ??? Number 4 2002 30 IT Trendsin Four Years of Incoming Students at Th... more Page 1. EDUCAUSE QUARTERLY ??? Number 4 2002 30 IT Trendsin Four Years of Incoming Students at The University of Hong Kong Survey results show increased skill and comfort with computers, and changing attitudes about their use in education ...

Research paper thumbnail of Views of the first cohort of HKU notebook programme participants

International Conference on Computers in Education, 2002. Proceedings., 2002

In 1998, the University of Hong Kong was the first tertiary institution in Asia to implement a ca... more In 1998, the University of Hong Kong was the first tertiary institution in Asia to implement a campuswide notebook computer programme, where each incoming student is enabled to own a personal notebook computer. At the beginning of each year, incoming students are surveyed to collect baseline data about their self-reported computer skills and their attitudes about computer use in education. In mid-May 2001, at the end of their undergraduate education, the 1998 cohort was surveyed again to gauge the changes, if any, in the skills and attitudes of the students after three years of study at the university and to collect the opinions of the students for future directives concerning IT in education at the University. Generally, students who participated in the notebook programme were satisfied and found the ThinkPads to be useful in their coursework and studies, using them for about 14 hours a week for school work.

Research paper thumbnail of Undergraduate students' gender differences in IT skills and attitudes

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2003

The worldwide concern about the gender gap in information technology and the lack of woman partic... more The worldwide concern about the gender gap in information technology and the lack of woman participation in computer science has been attributed to the different cultural influences to which boys and girls are subject. In The University of Hong Kong, girls achieved greater improvements in their computer skills than their male counterparts after completing one year of studies. Recognising their own progress has, in turn, boosted their confidence in using IT. The young women's estimates of their skill levels have doubled over the years from 1998 to 2000. Despite this recorded acceleration at the end of the academic years, girls were less confident of their abilities and possessed lower IT skill levels than boys before starting their university education, as found in surveys of freshmen's computer skills. This study compares the responses of student participants of the HKU/IBM Notebook Computer Programme, which started in 1998, in the self-reported IT skills and attitudes of male and female students, in surveys conducted both at the beginning and again at the end of the freshman year. It also examines the achievement scores of the IT Proficiency Tests and the 'Foundations to Information Technology' courses administered for the student IT requirement for graduation.

Research paper thumbnail of IT Trendsin Four Years of Incoming Students at The University

net.educause.edu

Page 1. EDUCAUSE QUARTERLY ??? Number 4 2002 30 IT Trendsin Four Years of Incoming Students at Th... more Page 1. EDUCAUSE QUARTERLY ??? Number 4 2002 30 IT Trendsin Four Years of Incoming Students at The University of Hong Kong Survey results show increased skill and comfort with computers, and changing attitudes about their use in education ...

Research paper thumbnail of Views of the first cohort of HKU notebook programme participants

International Conference on Computers in Education, 2002. Proceedings., 2002

In 1998, the University of Hong Kong was the first tertiary institution in Asia to implement a ca... more In 1998, the University of Hong Kong was the first tertiary institution in Asia to implement a campuswide notebook computer programme, where each incoming student is enabled to own a personal notebook computer. At the beginning of each year, incoming students are surveyed to collect baseline data about their self-reported computer skills and their attitudes about computer use in education. In mid-May 2001, at the end of their undergraduate education, the 1998 cohort was surveyed again to gauge the changes, if any, in the skills and attitudes of the students after three years of study at the university and to collect the opinions of the students for future directives concerning IT in education at the University. Generally, students who participated in the notebook programme were satisfied and found the ThinkPads to be useful in their coursework and studies, using them for about 14 hours a week for school work.

Research paper thumbnail of Undergraduate students' gender differences in IT skills and attitudes

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2003

The worldwide concern about the gender gap in information technology and the lack of woman partic... more The worldwide concern about the gender gap in information technology and the lack of woman participation in computer science has been attributed to the different cultural influences to which boys and girls are subject. In The University of Hong Kong, girls achieved greater improvements in their computer skills than their male counterparts after completing one year of studies. Recognising their own progress has, in turn, boosted their confidence in using IT. The young women's estimates of their skill levels have doubled over the years from 1998 to 2000. Despite this recorded acceleration at the end of the academic years, girls were less confident of their abilities and possessed lower IT skill levels than boys before starting their university education, as found in surveys of freshmen's computer skills. This study compares the responses of student participants of the HKU/IBM Notebook Computer Programme, which started in 1998, in the self-reported IT skills and attitudes of male and female students, in surveys conducted both at the beginning and again at the end of the freshman year. It also examines the achievement scores of the IT Proficiency Tests and the 'Foundations to Information Technology' courses administered for the student IT requirement for graduation.