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ERIC Number: EJ1445910
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Oct
Pages: 28
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1360-2357
EISSN: EISSN-1573-7608
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Determining the Factors Affecting the ICT Use of Turkish Students Attending PISA-2018: Multilevel Profile Analysis Approach
Education and Information Technologies, v29 n14 p18533-18560 2024
This study aims to classify student profiles based on the type and frequency of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) usage. Each profile exhibits homogeneous characteristics and heterogeneous characteristics compared to other groups. Additionally, the study investigates whether covariates at the school and student levels create differences in these profiles. For this purpose, a mixed-method analysis (Latent Profile Analysis (LPA), Multi-level Latent Profile Analysis (MLPA) and Multi-level Logistic Regression Analysis (MLRA)) were used to identify ICT usage profiles. The study analysed data from 6,890 Turkish students across 186 schools participating in PISA 2018 (Program for International Student Assessment), revealing three distinct ICT usage profiles: Profile-1 (Low-Level ICT Users (19.06%)), Profile-2 (Intermediate-Level ICT Users (71.10%)), and Profile-3 (Advanced-Level ICT Users (9.84%)). The MLRA showed that students with low ICT usage have less access to ICT resources. Students in the Low-Level ICT Users profile also had lower scores on ICT-related motivation factors (interest, competence, social interaction, and autonomy). No significant effect of ICT usage on mathematics, reading, and science scores was observed. Variance differences at student and school levels could not be fully explained by covariates at the school level (type of school, ratio of computers connected to the internet per student, lack of educational materials and personnel). However, the ratio of computers per student effectively explained these differences. According to an MLPA, schools were categorised into two groups based on ICT resources: 'high' and 'low'. In schools with high ICT resources, the proportion of students in Profile-2 was found to be 45.8%, while those in Profile-3 accounted for 9%. In contrast, in schools with low ICT resources, the percentage of students in Profile-2 was 22.45%, and in Profile-3, it was 1.82%. These findings indicate that the level of a school's ICT resources significantly impacts students' technology usage skills. A significant finding of the research is that most Turkish students use ICT at an intermediate level at home for school lessons. The COVID-19 pandemic has further increased the importance of studying at home using ICT resources.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Program for International Student Assessment
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