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Perceptions of Students towards ICT Competencies at the University
Perceptions of Students towards ICT Competencies at the University

Author(s): Carlos Arturo TORRES-GASTELÚ, Gábor Kiss
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Communication studies
Published by: Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla
Keywords: perceptions of students; ICT competencies; Mexico education; Hungary education; University;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this study is to identify the perceptions of university students towards their ICT Competencies from two universities, one in Mexico and the other in Hungary. There search type is quantitative and exploratory. The instrument consists of 14 questions related to three types of competencies: Basic, Application and Ethical. The sample was of 567 students, 302students from the Veracruzana University in Veracruz, Mexico and 265 students from Óbuda University in Budapest, Hungary. The quantitative data analysis was performed with SPSS software using descriptive statistics and ANOVA tests. The situation of education in Hungary and Mexico is not so very different although each country has taken different paths in the field. The results referringto the perceptions of Hungarian and Mexican students towards ICT competencies indicatet hat they perceive themselves with a positive valorisation. Also the perceptions of the students indicated that the highest ponderation obtained was for Ethical Competencies, followed by Basic Competencies and finally Application Competencies.

  • Issue Year: 15/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 319-338
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: English