DocumentCode :
3419142
Title :
Descriptive Study of College Bound Rural Youth of AP, India
Author :
Prasad, V. R. J. Gollapudi Sai ; Choppella, Venkatesh
Author_Institution :
Software Eng. Res. Center, IIIT-Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
fYear :
2013
fDate :
18-20 Dec. 2013
Firstpage :
76
Lastpage :
79
Abstract :
Pedagogical literature is generally rich with references to digitally savvy students, operating at twitch speed. This creates pressure on instructors, pedagogies, educational technologies to primarily cater to these digital natives. This paper conducts a descriptive study of students of rural AP to see if indeed Indian tier 2-3 students are of this caliber and description. Should the digital natives model be used for rural Indian student profile as well? Findings from our survey based study reveal that of the (N=372) tier 2, 3 students only 50% own a PC, only 41% surf the web, and of those who surf, it is mostly consumption behavior with social intent. And finally, while the confidence in learning and skills is high, English comprehension skills is poor. We feel that this profile of students is in contrast to the computer savvy image being projected, and should inform emerging educational technology projects aimed for rural India.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; social aspects of automation; Andhra Pradesh; English comprehension skills; college bound rural youth; computer savvy image; digital natives model; educational technologies; educational technology projects; learning confidence; pedagogical literature; rural AP students; rural India; student profile; Cellular phones; Computers; Educational institutions; Educational technology; Internet; Sociology; Indian rural student; digital divide; student profile; urban-rural gap;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Technology for Education (T4E), 2013 IEEE Fifth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kharagpur
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/T4E.2013.27
Filename :
6751066
Link To Document :
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