JUHAŇÁK, Libor, Jiří ZOUNEK, Klára ZÁLESKÁ, Ondřej BÁRTA and Kristýna VLČKOVÁ. The relationship between the age at first computer use and students' perceived competence and autonomy in ICT usage : A mediation analysis. Computers & Education. 2019, vol. 141, NOV 2019, p. 1-14. ISSN 0360-1315. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2019.103614.
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Original name The relationship between the age at first computer use and students' perceived competence and autonomy in ICT usage : A mediation analysis
Authors JUHAŇÁK, Libor (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jiří ZOUNEK (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Klára ZÁLESKÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Ondřej BÁRTA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Kristýna VLČKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
Edition Computers & Education, 2019, 0360-1315.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 50301 Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]
Country of publisher Netherlands
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 5.296
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14210/19:00113977
Organization unit Faculty of Arts
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2019.103614
UT WoS 000484653000008
Keywords in English ICT competence; ICT autonomy; Early computer use; Mediation analysis; PISA 2015
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Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: doc. Mgr. Jiří Zounek, Ph.D., učo 1752. Changed: 1/3/2022 22:35.
Abstract
Knowledge and skills with information and communications technology (ICT) usage are an essential part of modern life. In recent years, the age at which children have their first contact with ICT and first use of ICT has been decreasing. This can significantly affect the development of their digital literacy. This study investigates the relationship between the age at which children start using a computer and the degree of their perceived ICT competence and autonomy at the age of fifteen. It proposes a multiple mediator model within which the investigated relationship is mediated by ICT usage, ICT interest, and the degree to which ICT is a part of students' everyday social interactions. The model is then tested using data from 21 European OECD countries. The test results show that children who start using a computer at a later age (after the age of seven) demonstrate significantly lower ICT competence and ICT autonomy at the age of fifteen. The results of the mediation analysis suggest that the degree of ICT usage in the home environment for school purposes or activities seems less significant to the development of ICT competence and ICT autonomy than other studied ICT-related variables.
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GA17-06152S, research and development projectName: Digitální technologie v každodenním životě a učení studentů
Investor: Czech Science Foundation
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