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Student Attitudes Towards Technology And Their Preferences For Learning Tools/Devices At Two Universities In The Uae, Matthew Andrew, Jennifer Taylorson, Donald J. Langille, Aimee Grange, Norman Williams
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© Journal of information Technology Education Research 2018. Aim/Purpose The purpose of this study was to survey student opinions about technology in order to best implement and utilize technology in the classroom. In this paper, technology refers to 'digital technology'. The aims of this study were to: (1) examine student attitudes towards technology in regards to enjoyment and per-ceived usefulness; (2) investigate what tools and devices students enjoyed and preferred to use for learning; (3) examine whether students preferred learning with books and paper instead of technological devices (e.g. laptops, tablets, smartphones); and (4) investigate whether student opinions about digital …