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College in the Information Age: Gains Associated with Students' Use of Technology
Higher Ed - Quantitative Research; Terrell L. Strayhorn, Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Colleges increasingly expect their students to use technology in their studies. This study found a positive relationship between student technology use and self-reported educational gains. Four college activities emerged as strongest predictors of gains from college: searched internet for course material, used computer to analyze data, used index or database to find material, and retrieved off-campus library materials.Links: