Chilean University Students' Digital Learning Technology Usage Patterns and Approaches to Learning

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Hauptverfasser: González, Carlos, López, Dany, Calle-Arango, Lina, Montenegro, Helena, Clasing, Paula
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Veröffentlicht: 2022
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author González, Carlos
López, Dany
Calle-Arango, Lina
Montenegro, Helena
Clasing, Paula
author_facet González, Carlos
López, Dany
Calle-Arango, Lina
Montenegro, Helena
Clasing, Paula
González, Carlos
López, Dany
Calle-Arango, Lina
Montenegro, Helena
Clasing, Paula
collection Education Resources Information Center
contents Chilean University Students' Digital Learning Technology Usage Patterns and Approaches to Learning González, Carlos López, Dany Calle-Arango, Lina Montenegro, Helena Clasing, Paula Foreign Countries Electronic Learning Technology Uses in Education Use Studies Learning Strategies Integrated Learning Systems Learning Analytics Undergraduate Students Academic Libraries Purpose: This study aims to explore Chilean students' digital technology usage patterns and approaches to learning. Design/Approach/Methods: We conducted this study in two stages. We worked with one semester learning management systems (LMS), library, and students' records data in the first one. We performed a k-means cluster analysis to identify groups with similar usage patterns. In the second stage, we invited students from emerging clusters to participate in group interviews. Thematic analysis was employed to analyze them. Findings: Three groups were identified--(1) digital library users/high performers, who adopted deeper approaches to learning, obtained higher marks, and used learning resources to integrate materials and expand understanding; (2) LMS and physical library users/mid-performers, who adopted mainly strategic approaches, obtained marks close to average, and used learning resources for studying in an organized manner to get good marks; and (3) lower users of LMS and library/mid-low performers, who adopted mainly a surface approach, obtained mid-to-lower-than-average marks, and used learning resources for minimum content understanding. Originality/Value We demonstrated the importance of combining learning analytics data with qualitative methods to make sense of digital technology usage patterns: approaches to learning are associated with learning resources use. Practical recommendations are presented.
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spellingShingle Chilean University Students' Digital Learning Technology Usage Patterns and Approaches to Learning
González, Carlos
López, Dany
Calle-Arango, Lina
Montenegro, Helena
Clasing, Paula
Foreign Countries
Electronic Learning
Technology Uses in Education
Use Studies
Learning Strategies
Integrated Learning Systems
Learning Analytics
Undergraduate Students
Academic Libraries
Chilean University Students' Digital Learning Technology Usage Patterns and Approaches to Learning González, Carlos López, Dany Calle-Arango, Lina Montenegro, Helena Clasing, Paula Foreign Countries Electronic Learning Technology Uses in Education Use Studies Learning Strategies Integrated Learning Systems Learning Analytics Undergraduate Students Academic Libraries Purpose: This study aims to explore Chilean students' digital technology usage patterns and approaches to learning. Design/Approach/Methods: We conducted this study in two stages. We worked with one semester learning management systems (LMS), library, and students' records data in the first one. We performed a k-means cluster analysis to identify groups with similar usage patterns. In the second stage, we invited students from emerging clusters to participate in group interviews. Thematic analysis was employed to analyze them. Findings: Three groups were identified--(1) digital library users/high performers, who adopted deeper approaches to learning, obtained higher marks, and used learning resources to integrate materials and expand understanding; (2) LMS and physical library users/mid-performers, who adopted mainly strategic approaches, obtained marks close to average, and used learning resources for studying in an organized manner to get good marks; and (3) lower users of LMS and library/mid-low performers, who adopted mainly a surface approach, obtained mid-to-lower-than-average marks, and used learning resources for minimum content understanding. Originality/Value We demonstrated the importance of combining learning analytics data with qualitative methods to make sense of digital technology usage patterns: approaches to learning are associated with learning resources use. Practical recommendations are presented.
title Chilean University Students' Digital Learning Technology Usage Patterns and Approaches to Learning
topic Foreign Countries
Electronic Learning
Technology Uses in Education
Use Studies
Learning Strategies
Integrated Learning Systems
Learning Analytics
Undergraduate Students
Academic Libraries
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1334146