ipad use among freshmen honors students at the college at brockport pat maxwell priya banerjee
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iPad Use Among Freshmen Honors Students at The College at Brockport
Pat Maxwell
Priya Banerjee
Background
• Proliferation of mobile technology in higher education.
• Perception of the newest technology: “tablets are transformative.”
• The College at Brockport’s recruitment initiative.
Purpose
•The broad purpose of the study was to assess the success of the recruitment initiative.
- record the nature of use of the iPad by students.
- record the extent of use of the iPad by students.
Method
• Two online surveys comprising 15 questions at pre-test point and 24 questions at post-test.
• The pre-test was administered prior to the beginning of the semester.
• The post-test was administered 10 weeks later, towards the end of the Fall semester.
Research Question 1
For what ways and for what purposes did the freshman Honors students use the iPad?
Research Question 2
What was the difference between anticipated and actual reported use of the iPad?
Research Question 3
Did the offer of an iPad influence eligible candidates to accept the offers of admission to the College at Brockport Honors Program?
Demographics
• 80 incoming Freshman Honors students received iPads as part of their Honors scholarship (2011)
• 31 students completed the pre-survey• 38 students completed the post-survey
• 23 students completed BOTH surveys. Of the 23 students completing BOTH surveys:– 9 males– 29 females
Results
Devices Owned by Participants
N=39
Devices Used by Participants(and how often)
N=39
Research Question 1
For what ways and for what purposes did the freshman Honors students use the iPad?
Students want to use the iPad in class:
• As part of lesson plan
• For presentations using apps like Doceri
• For note taking (teach me)
Students use the iPad in tandem with their laptop AND for . . .
• Music• Photos & Videos• Social
Networking• Tracking
assignments • Scheduling• Reading • Research
iPads in the Classroom
iPads at Home
Smart phone
PC Laptop iPadE-
ReaderPen / paper
N/A
Recording Lectures
3% 10% 39% 15% 33%
Current events 3% 39% 49% 8% 3%
Math/Science 41% 10% 36% 13%
Tutorials 64% 21% 15%
Dictionary 3% 64% 31% 3%
Flashcards 18% 26% 47% 8%
Casual Reading
3% 5% 31% 8% 36% 18%
Preferred Device: Learning Activities
N=39
Smart
phone
PCLapto
piPad
E-Reade
r
Pen / paper
N/A
Angel 97% 3%Reading Textbook
54% 23% 18% 5%
Google, Wikipedia, or similar
3% 77% 20%
Writing 87% 3% 10%Library databases
92% 8%
Preferred Device: Learning Activities
N=39
Smart
phone
PCLapto
piPad
E-Reade
r
Pen / paper
N/A
Social networking
15% 21% 62% 3%
Text messages 53% 3% 10% 34%
Wikis 5% 46% 16% 32%
Blogs 3% 43% 27% 27%
e-mail 13% 46% 41%
Preferred Device: Communication
N=39
Smart
phone
PCLapto
piPad
E-Reade
r
Pen / paper
N/A
Weather 23% 8% 67% 3%
Web browsing 5% 51% 44%
Banking 5% 64% 15% 15%
Shopping 63% 24% 13%
Sports 8% 26% 33% 33%
Preferred Device: Lifestyle
N=39
What was the difference between anticipated and actual reported use of
the iPad?(Has the iPad become the device of choice?)
Research Question 2
=Laptop = iPad = Pen/Paper
Preferred Device for Information-Seeking Activities(pre/post survey completed by same participants)
N=23
Preferred Device for Media Activities(pre/post Survey completed by same participants)
= Laptop = iPadN=23
= Laptop
= iPad
Preferred Device for Social Activities(pre/post Survey completed by same participants)
N=23
Preferred Device for Information-Seeking Activities(Fall 2013 pre-survey)
84% prefer a laptop
61% prefer paper/pen
61% prefer a laptop
45% prefer paper/pen
39% prefer paper/pen
39% prefer paper/pen
N=31
Preferred Device for Information-Seeking Activities(Fall 2012 and 2013 pre-surveys)
84% prefer a laptop
84% prefer a laptop
29% prefer smartphone; 23% prefer the iPad; 39% prefer paper/pen
84% prefer an iPad
79% prefer paper/pen
23% prefer the iPad; 61% prefer paper/pen
23% prefer the iPad; 61% prefer paper/pen
32% prefer iPad; 61% prefer the laptop
84% prefer the laptop
84% prefer the laptop
26% prefer smartphone; 26% prefer the iPad; 45% prefer paper/pen
9% prefer the iPad;88% prefer paper/pen
Research Question 3
Did the offer of an iPad influence eligible candidates to accept the offers of admission to the College at Brockport Honors Program?
The offer of an iPad influenced my decision to attend the College at Brockport.
Recommendations
Training for All
• Survey Faculty Readiness to use an iPad• Core group of apps to recommend• Offer workshops• iPad Users Group
Best Practices
• Classroom Device Policy• Notify instructor if a recording app will be
used• Instructor can model how to use• Integrate into lesson plans
Digital Literacy
• Opportunity to model use of iPad as part of Library Instruction
N=38
Send any questions or comments to:
Pat Maxwell, MLSMobile Technologies Team Co-ChairLibrary, Information, & Technology Services
Priya Banerjee, PhDHonors Program Associate Director