AN INVESTIGATION of the SOCIAL and ACADEMIC USES of DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY by UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Eliana Esther Gallardo Echenique DL:T 1225-2014
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AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC USES OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY BY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Eliana Esther Gallardo Echenique Dipòsit Legal: T 1225-2014 ADVERTIMENT. L'accés als continguts d'aquesta tesi doctoral i la seva utilització ha de respectar els drets de la persona autora. Pot ser utilitzada per a consulta o estudi personal, així com en activitats o materials d'investigació i docència en els termes establerts a l'art. 32 del Text Refós de la Llei de Propietat Intel·lectual (RDL 1/1996). Per altres utilitzacions es requereix l'autorització prèvia i expressa de la persona autora. En qualsevol cas, en la utilització dels seus continguts caldrà indicar de forma clara el nom i cognoms de la persona autora i el títol de la tesi doctoral. No s'autoritza la seva reproducció o altres formes d'explotació efectuades amb finalitats de lucre ni la seva comunicació pública des d'un lloc aliè al servei TDX. 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UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC USES OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY BY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Eliana Esther Gallardo Echenique DL:T 1225-2014 Eliana Esther Gallardo Echenique An Investigation of the Social and Academic Uses of Digital Technology by University Students DOCTORAL THESIS Supervised by: Dr. Luis Marqués Molías Dr. Mark Bullen Department of Pedagogy Universitat Rovira i Virgili Tarragona, 2014 1 UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC USES OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY BY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Eliana Esther Gallardo Echenique DL:T 1225-2014 2 UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC USES OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY BY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Eliana Esther Gallardo Echenique DL:T 1225-2014 DEPARTAMENT DE PEDAGOGIA Carretera de Valls, s/n 43007 Tarragona Tel.: +34 977 55 80 77 Fax: +34 977 55 80 78 e-mail: [email protected] We STATE that the present study, entitled ―An investigation of the social and academic uses of digital technology by university students‖, presented by Eliana Esther Gallardo Echenique for the degree of Doctor, has been carried out under our supervision at the Department of Pedagogy of this University, and that it fulfills all the requirements to be eligible for the European Doctorate Award. Tarragona, May 15, 2014 Doctoral Thesis Supervisor Dr. Luis Marqués Molias Dr. Mark Bullen 3 UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC USES OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY BY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Eliana Esther Gallardo Echenique DL:T 1225-2014 4 UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC USES OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY BY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Eliana Esther Gallardo Echenique DL:T 1225-2014 To Dios, Carmen, Wili, Mónica y Wilito 5 UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC USES OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY BY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Eliana Esther Gallardo Echenique DL:T 1225-2014 6 UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC USES OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY BY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Eliana Esther Gallardo Echenique DL:T 1225-2014 Acknowledgements First, the formal acknowledgements. This PhD research exists thanks to: . Pre-doctoral Grants for Universities and Research Centres for the Recruitment of New Research Personnel (FI-DGR 2011). The Applied Research Group in Education and Technology (ARGET), which has been my research community; . The Munich Center of the Learning Sciences (MCLS) at the Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) of Munich, where I did my research stay. I would like to thank my supervisors, Dr. Luis Marqués Molias and Dr. Mark Bullen for their trust and confidence in giving me the freedom to develop my research but also for their patience and constructive feedback. I am very grateful to all the students the Rovira i Virgili University (URV), who voluntarily took the time to participate in this study. This study would have never been possible without their enormous contribution. Thanks also to all of my colleagues of ARGET research group, so - Vane, Janaina, Mar, Jose, Francesc, Joseph, Ramón, Juan and Julià - thanks for your help, your constructive discussions and kept me down-to-earth. A special thanks to Dr. Mercè Gisbert who was critical in providing institutional access and support for this research. Thanks to Dr. Irma and Dr. José for their time in helping me during the assessment of inter-coder agreement. Much thanks to all of the persons I met during the LMU experience, especially Prof. Dr. Strijbos and Dr. Zottmann who have provided valuable counsel during this research. During this three-year-long work I have met so many supportive, positive and, for me, important people. You are too many to mention individually, to you all – Thanks! My special thanks go to Alu and Rosa (TGN), Martina and Ulrike (Munich). Much thanks to my peer doctoral students, especially, Gloria, Ximena, Byron and Nico. Last and most importantly I wish to thank my family, especially my parents and my sister, for their love. To them I dedicate this thesis -thank you for always been there for me and believe in what I do. 7 UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC USES OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY BY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Eliana Esther Gallardo Echenique DL:T 1225-2014 8 UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC USES OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY BY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Eliana Esther Gallardo Echenique DL:T 1225-2014 Table of Contents Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................... 7 Table of Contents .................................................................................................................. 9 List of Tables ....................................................................................................................... 11 List of Figures ...................................................................................................................... 13 List of Abbreviations ........................................................................................................... 14 Glossary of Terms ............................................................................................................... 15 Abstract ................................................................................................................................ 19 Publications ......................................................................................................................... 21 Chapter 1: Introduction ........................................................................................................ 25 1.1. Introduction ........................................................................................................... 25 1.2. Statement of the Problem ...................................................................................... 25 1.3. Aim and Research Question ................................................................................. 26 1.4. Research Approach ............................................................................................... 27 1.5. Scope of the Study ................................................................................................ 27 1.6. Significance of Study ............................................................................................ 27 1.7. Structure of the Thesis .......................................................................................... 28 1.8. Summary ............................................................................................................... 29 Chapter 2: Literature