Attitudes of university students towards traditional face-to-face learning systems and learning with ICT

Abstract

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have generated a global revolution and forced to rethink and redefine basic paradigms of the teaching learning process such as where and how does learning happen? How to develop new study environments? And what role must teachers play? Literature shows that in education ICTs facilitate efficient and effective access to digital information; that those students may become more focused and capable of self-pace learning; generate a creative learning environment; ease and promote collaborative learning …. We present the results of the research developed in 2019 at the University of the Basque Country where active methodologies and ICTs support are used to turn students into protagonists of their learning process. Analyzing students’ perception and attitude towards ICTs, related to traditional learning and digital learning, we conclude that students consider and use ICTs as a complement to transmission model. However, we strongly believe that the knowledge society requires a model that takes into account the principles of the constructivism learning theory. Students must develop a more independent attitude towards teachers and face-to-face (F2F) learning, as well as critical skills to evaluate the data offered by the Internet.