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Perspectives in Education
Perspectives in Education, 2021
Since we are entering the fourth industrial revolution, it becomes increasingly important that st... more Since we are entering the fourth industrial revolution, it becomes increasingly important that students, irrespective of their field of study, are data literate. However, many students view their mandatory statistics modules with contempt. This qualitative study analysed students' comments to determine what their needs are to improve these modules to increase the students' enjoyment and improve their performance in statistics. Monte Carlo simulations were used to scientifically justify that data saturation was attained by the survey study. This is an objective reproducible method to determine if a sample size is large enough to ensure that important themes are not missed. It is clear from the students' responses that they do not enjoy being taught in the same way students were taught statistics years ago. Statistics education needs to change to keep up with changing times and the needs of the new generation. The comments of the students touched on similar topics that are being addressed internationally regarding the instruction and assessment of statistics students; therefore, it will be sensible to implement these recommendations in future.
Information Development, 2016
The ubiquity of information and communication technologies (ICT) in all aspects of life has an im... more The ubiquity of information and communication technologies (ICT) in all aspects of life has an important consequence in today’s world: shortage of skilled personnel in this area. Although the dotcom bubble in 2000 had an adverse effect in the requirement for ICT skills in industrialized countries, this is not applicable for many developing countries, where ICT skills are in high demand. Even though South Africa is one of these countries, ICT enrolments and graduations do not meet ICT skills demand. An important reason for the skills gap in this area is the negative perceptions of university students about ICT. It was found that there were substantial differences in the perceptions of ICT and non-ICT students about the ICT profession. Some of the differences are subjective, such as perceiving the ICT profession as boring, while some other are ungrounded, such as that ICT jobs are less secure and the unemployment rate is high. The findings may be pertinent not only for South Africa, b...
Perspectives in Education
Perspectives in Education, 2021
Since we are entering the fourth industrial revolution, it becomes increasingly important that st... more Since we are entering the fourth industrial revolution, it becomes increasingly important that students, irrespective of their field of study, are data literate. However, many students view their mandatory statistics modules with contempt. This qualitative study analysed students' comments to determine what their needs are to improve these modules to increase the students' enjoyment and improve their performance in statistics. Monte Carlo simulations were used to scientifically justify that data saturation was attained by the survey study. This is an objective reproducible method to determine if a sample size is large enough to ensure that important themes are not missed. It is clear from the students' responses that they do not enjoy being taught in the same way students were taught statistics years ago. Statistics education needs to change to keep up with changing times and the needs of the new generation. The comments of the students touched on similar topics that are being addressed internationally regarding the instruction and assessment of statistics students; therefore, it will be sensible to implement these recommendations in future.
Information Development, 2016
The ubiquity of information and communication technologies (ICT) in all aspects of life has an im... more The ubiquity of information and communication technologies (ICT) in all aspects of life has an important consequence in today’s world: shortage of skilled personnel in this area. Although the dotcom bubble in 2000 had an adverse effect in the requirement for ICT skills in industrialized countries, this is not applicable for many developing countries, where ICT skills are in high demand. Even though South Africa is one of these countries, ICT enrolments and graduations do not meet ICT skills demand. An important reason for the skills gap in this area is the negative perceptions of university students about ICT. It was found that there were substantial differences in the perceptions of ICT and non-ICT students about the ICT profession. Some of the differences are subjective, such as perceiving the ICT profession as boring, while some other are ungrounded, such as that ICT jobs are less secure and the unemployment rate is high. The findings may be pertinent not only for South Africa, b...