Gender differences in internet usage habits:  a case study in higher education

Babo, Rosalina; Lopes, Carla Teixeira; Rodrigues, Ana C.; Pinto, Mário; Queirós, Ricardo; Oliveira, Paulo Coelho de

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Babo, Rosalina

Lopes, Carla Teixeira

Rodrigues, Ana C.

Pinto, Mário

Queirós, Ricardo

Oliveira, Paulo Coelho de

Abstract(s)

The usage of information and communication technologies has been growing among students and teachers. In order to improve the use of the Internet as a tool to support teaching and learning it is necessary to understand the Internet usage habits of students. Thus, a study was conducted with 1397 students from five schools of the Polytechnic of Porto. The data was collected through an online questionnaire abd was analized by age range, gender and scientific field. In this paper,gender differences are analyzed and presented in 3 dimensions: type of Internet usage, communication tools and the role of the Internet tools in education.