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University of Kansas Student Technology Survey

Prepared by KU School of Journalism Students

Fall, 2013

2 KU Student Technology Survey – Fall 2013

697 students received the survey

• 99% completed the survey for a total of 689

respondents

• Not all students answered every question in the

survey

1. Which describes your most recent academic year?

Answer Response %

Undergraduate

591 85%

Graduate

103 15%

Total 694 100%


2. In what school is your current major or intended major?

Answer

Response %

Architecture,

Design & Planning

15 3%

Business

41 7%

College of Liberal

Arts & Sciences

208 36%

Education

47 8%

Engineering

54 9%

Health Professions

16 3%

Journal ism & Mass

Communications

153 27%

Music

7 1%

Nursing

7 1%

Pharmacy

14 2%

Social Welfare

8 1%

Undecided

7 1%

Total 577 100%


3. In what school is your current graduate program or intended

graduate program?

Answer

Response %

Architecture, Design & Planning

4 4%

Business

4 4%

College of Liberal Arts &

Sciences

39 41%

Education

15 16%

Engineering

5 5%

Health Professions

2 2%

Journal ism & Mass

Communications

6 6%

Law

4 4%

Medicine

0 0%

Music

3 3%

Nursing

0 0%

Pharmacy

8 8%

Social Welfare

5 5%

Total 95 100%


4. What is your age?


4. What is your age? (cont.)

Answer

Response %

18 years old

48 7%

19 years old

70 10%

20 years old

116 17%

21 years old

170 25%

22 years old

108 16%

23 years old

32 5%

24 years old

20 3%

All others

11 15%

Total 668 100%

5. Which gender do you identify with?

Answer

Response %

Male

256 38%

Female

412 62%

Total 668 100%


6. Please check the items you own. Select all that apply.

Answer

Response %

Smartphone ( iPhone,

Android phone, Windows

OS phone, etc.)

609 91%

Cell phone (not a smart

phone)

69 10%

Tablet ( iPad, Galaxy Tab,

Surface, Xoom, etc.)

249 37%

Personal computer (PC,

Apple or other)

117 18%

Personal laptop (PC, Apple

or other)

610 91%


7. Which platform do you prefer?

Answer

Response %

I prefer Windows-based

PCs

234 35%

I prefer Apple

computers

351 53%

I have no preference

74 11%

I prefer another

platform (Speci fy)

9 1%

Total 668 100%

I prefer another platform (Specify)

Linux!!!!

Linux based OS

Ubuntu

Open suse

Linux/android

Dream


8. How often did you use the following applications for personal

purposes within the last year?


8. How often did you use the following applications for personal

purposes within the last year?(cont.)

Daily Weekly Monthly Used

Once Never

Total

Responses Mean

Instant message (Gchat,

Facebook chat, AIM, etc.) 194 188 139 37 86 644 2.43

Text messaging 624 16 6 1 4 651 1.07

Email 602 43 4 1 1 651 1.09

Twitter 319 96 52 35 148 650 2.38

Facebook 500 94 25 3 28 650 1.41

Pinterest 97 115 113 42 276 643 3.44

Instagram 256 77 38 32 242 645 2.89

Wikis (Wikipedia, course

wiki, etc.) 112 279 185 29 42 647 2.40

Blogs 70 152 166 69 187 644 3.23

Access videos via iTunes,

YouTube, Apple TV, Roku,

etc.

297 273 58 8 12 648 1.71

Podcasts or webcasts 32 88 160 136 230 646 3.69

Online forums or bulletin

boards 85 107 175 100 176 643 3.27

Telephone-like

communication over the

Internet (Skype, Google

Voice, Video Chat, etc.)

66 132 267 105 79 649 3.00

Recommend/share an

article or information online

by tagging

82 186 169 62 148 647 3.01


9. How often did you use the following applications for

educational purposes within the last year?


9. How often did you use the following applications for

educational purposes within the last year? (cont.)

Daily Weekly Monthly Used

Once Never

Total

Responses Mean

A course or learning

management system

(Blackboard)

471 107 13 7 14 612 1.34

KU’s cloud storage (Hawk

Drive) 12 47 62 57 435 613 4.40

Cloud-based solutions (Google

Docs, Microsoft Office 365,

etc.)

156 173 103 53 127 612 2.71

Graphics software (Photoshop,

Flash, etc.) 47 119 165 96 181 608 3.40

Audio-creation software

(Audacity, Garage Band, etc.) 14 28 78 138 347 605 4.28

Video-creation software (Final

Cut, Movie Maker, iMovie,

etc.)

15 33 110 171 280 609 4.10

Simulations or play

educational games 21 45 78 121 340 605 4.18

Web-based

citation/bibliography tools

(CiteULike, OttoBib, etc.)

27 87 244 86 166 610 3.45

E-books or e-textbooks 70 170 137 107 124 608 3.07

In class response system

(iClicker) 21 72 49 151 314 607 4.10

Online studying sites (Quizlet,

StudyBlue, Cramster,

CourseHero, GradeGuru, etc.)

28 89 139 110 240 606 3.73

Academic social sites (Rate My

Professor, College Prowler,

etc.)

15 47 226 199 123 610 3.60

Freely available course

content beyond your campus

(OpenCourseWare, Khan

Academy, etc.)

17 54 85 93 361 610 4.19


10. In conjunction with your learning, how do you feel about

social networking?


10. In conjunction with your learning, how do you feel about

social networking? (cont.)

Question Strongly

Disagree

Somewhat

Disagree

Somewhat

Agree

Strongly

Agree

Total

Responses Mean

I like to keep my

academic life and my

social life separate

43 176 278 102 599 2.73

I am comfortable using

social networking sites to

communicate with other

students about

coursework

44 76 255 223 598 3.10

A class online discussion

board, like in Blackboard,

is better for helping me

connect with other

students about

coursework than a social

networking site like

Facebook

111 213 165 107 596 2.45

It’s important for KU to

have an online forum to

communicate and

interact with other

students about

coursework outside the

classroom

32 113 280 174 599 2.99

I feel comfortable

interacting with faculty

through social media

144 182 216 56 598 2.31

I would use a private

social networking site

available exclusively to

KU users

56 92 297 155 600 2.92


11. Which types of mobile apps do you use or would you use if

they were available?


11. Which types of mobile apps do you use or would you use if

they were available? (cont.)

Question Very

Likely Likely Unlikely

Very

Unlikely or

Would

Never Use

Total

Responses Mean

General KU resources, such as

building hours, campus maps,

parking information, etc.

291 192 54 31 568 1.69

Accessing library resources 179 233 109 46 567 2.04

Making textbook purchases 161 182 144 81 568 2.26

Ordering transcripts 194 201 114 57 566 2.06

Checking grades 439 95 16 18 568 1.32

Registering for courses 299 164 73 33 569 1.72

Accessing financial aid information 202 178 114 73 567 2.10

Accessing course websites or

syllabi 381 141 25 20 567 1.44

Conducting research for papers or

presentations 175 166 147 80 568 2.23

Collecting data for classwork 178 184 143 64 569 2.16

Learning about locations you're

in/visiting on campus 179 197 132 59 567 2.13

Making charts or other visual aids 125 150 192 100 567 2.47

As a source of additional help or

tutoring 151 211 137 69 568 2.22

In class response system (iClicker) 187 185 111 84 567 2.16

Healthcare information from

Watkins Student Health Center 168 205 119 76 568 2.18

None of the above 16 28 44 165 253 3.42

Other (Specify) 18 13 14 61 106 3.11

Other (Specify)

Special events on campus and in the area

GPS bus locations

Blackboard app

Teacher information

Job portal

Bus/transit app!

Study Tips for specific classes

Working hard

Friend chat


12. How effectively did your instructors use these?

Question Doesn't

Use

Not

Effectively Adequately

Very

Effective

Total

Responses Mean

Communication tools (email,

instant message, text

message, etc.)

22 30 339 161 552 3.16

Video communication tools

(Skype, Google Voice, Video

Chat, etc.)

409 47 76 18 550 1.46

Social media networking

platforms (Twitter, Facebook,

LinkedIn, etc.)

343 72 112 24 551 1.67

Instructional tools

(Blackboard, online forums,

course wiki, Powerpoint,

etc.)

15 56 303 177 551 3.17

Media (e-books, podcasts,

blogs, videos, etc.) 284 70 159 38 551 1.91

In class response system

(iClicker) 348 66 109 28 551 1.67


13. Which tools do you wish your instructors used more often?

Question Doesn't

Use

Wish

they

used

more

Wish

they

used

less

Total

Responses Mean

Communication tools (email, instant

message, text message, etc.) 51 434 42 527 1.98

Video communication tools (Skype, Google

Voice, Video Chat, etc.) 372 133 31 536 1.36

Social media networking platforms (Twitter,

Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) 310 178 51 539 1.52

Instructional tools (Blackboard, online

forums, course wiki, Powerpoint, etc.) 35 434 61 530 2.05

Media (e-books, podcasts, blogs, videos,

etc.) 229 262 42 533 1.65


14. What type of learning environment do you generally

prefer?

# Question Most

Prefer OK

Least

Prefer

No

Opinion

Total

Responses Mean

1 Large lecture classes with no online

components 78 218 222 21 539 2.35

2 Large lecture classes with some online

components 76 290 147 24 537 2.22

3 Large lecture classes that are completely

online 48 153 290 47 538 2.62

4 Seminars and other smaller classes with

no online components 183 233 95 27 538 1.94

5 Seminars and other smaller classes with

some online components 192 260 61 26 539 1.85

6 Seminars and other smaller classes that

are completely online 49 185 257 47 538 2.56

7

Classes that give me the option to use as

many or as few online components as

necessary

243 189 43 62 537 1.86


15. Have you ever taken a course entirely online?

Answer

Response %

Yes

338 62%

No

207 38%

Total 545 100%


16. Do you believe a course taken only online provides an equal

educational value compared with a course taken in person in a

classroom, or not.

Answer

Response %

Yes, onl ine courses

provide equal value

120 22%

No, onl ine courses do not

provide equal value

336 62%

Don’t know

87 16%

Total 543 100%


17. How comfortable do you feel with your ability to use?

Question Very

Comfortable

Comfortable

Enough

Unfamiliar,

I'd like to

know more

Very

Unfamiliar,

I need help

Total

Responses Mean

Blackboard 405 113 11 0 529 1.26

Enroll and Pay 347 160 19 1 527 1.38

Managing your KU

email account,

calendaring, etc.

317 161 46 4 528 1.50

IT Help Desk

support (email,

phone, walk-up

windows and

Knowledge Base

articles)

126 174 185 41 526 2.27


18. How do you feel about technology in your KU learning

experience?

Strongly

Disagree

Somewhat

Disagree

Somewhat

Agree

Strongly

Agree

Total

Responses Mean

Simplifies administrative-

related activities such as

registering for classes, paying

tuition, etc.

5.13% 10.27% 37.07% 47.53% 526 3.27

Makes it easy to track my

academic progress 5.32% 10.27% 42.78% 41.63% 526 3.21

Makes coursework/lectures

more engaging 7.05% 27.43% 46.48% 19.05% 525 2.78

Elevates the level of teaching 8.02% 26.72% 46.76% 18.51% 524 2.76

Allows me to produce higher

quality work 4.75% 23.95% 52.09% 19.20% 526 2.86

Allows me to take control of

my own learning 4.57% 20.00% 52.95% 22.48% 525 2.93

Makes me feel more

connected to what’s going on

at the university

6.48% 15.62% 54.67% 23.24% 525 2.95


19. Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with these

statements:

Strongly

Disagree

Somewhat

Disagree

Somewhat

Agree

Strongly

Agree

Total

Responses Mean

My friends would describe

me as “into” the latest

technology

54 141 228 102 525 2.72

My friends think of me as a

knowledgeable source of

information for technology

61 135 216 113 525 2.73

I am enthusiastic about

consumer electronics, digital

devices, and apps

54 144 212 116 526 2.74

Technology is frustrating for

me 209 174 118 22 523 1.91

I think trying to keep up with

the changes in technology is

a hassle

164 186 140 37 527 2.09


20. How would you rate KU's technology level overall?

Question Low-tech Mid-tech High-tech Total

Responses Mean

KU's technology level 32 385 102 519 2.13

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