Educational Technology and Library and Information Science Students' Attitudes towards ICT Use

This research focuses on two kinds of populations: Educational Technology (ET) students and Library and Information Science (LIS) students. This study seeks to explore to what extent do certain elements of Diffusion of Innovations Theory, personality characteristics, attitudes to ICT and motivation explain students' ICT use. Five topics were covered in five questionnaires: personal details, ICT use, attitudes to ICT, personality, and motivation. Over all analysis showed that the more students use ICT, the more they believe it can enhance their ability and improve their efficiency. The more students perceive ICT use as complex, difficult, or complicated, the less they use it. The importance of personality differences that may affect students' ICT use was highlighted. Findings also stressed the importance of motivation in ICT use, suggesting that if instructors in both academic disciplines would like to expand their students' ICT use, they should motivate students to use ICT, presenting its benefits, usefulness, and advantages. Another intriguing finding shows that the higher the year of education, the higher students' ICT use, suggesting that there is an effect of the program on the intensity of their ICT use. (Abstract)