College Student Computer Competency of Various Institutional Types

• Main Authors: Yun-Ru Peng, 彭韻如
• Other Authors: Ching-Ling Wu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/27503780147357633737

碩士 === 國立暨南國際大學 === 教育政策與行政學系 === 98 === In the information society, computer competency is viewed as a critical competence. This research aimed to compare the computer competency of Taiwanese college students in various institutional types (public colleges, private colleges, general colleges, and vocational colleges), and investigate how college students’ computer competency were affected by their college education. This research employed the Input-Environment-Output model to control student pre-college variable in order to reveal a clearer relationship between student computer competency and their college experiences. The longitudinal sample analyzed in this research is derived from “Taiwan Integrated Postsecondary Education Database”, with two surveys conducted in students’ freshmen year in 2003 and junior year in 2005. Data analysis methods in the research included descriptive analysis, T-test, Chi-square test, and multiple regression equations. The results showed that public and vocational college students perceived higher level of computer competence than their counterparts in the private and general colleges did. College students of various institutional types demonstrated significant differences in their family backgrounds, computer-using experiences in high school, and learning experiences at college. After controlling for pre-college variables, various college learning experiences persisted to be significant variables affecting college students’ computer competency across institutional types. The results of this research could serve to assist Taiwanese higher education institutions in effectively planning their computer information education.