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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Cai, Meng
• Luo, Han
• Meng, Xiao
• Liu, Jiaqi

Titel

Exploring the multidimensional impact of ICT on academic achievement and mental health: Evidence from a large‐scale survey of higher vocational students in China

Ist Teil von

• Journal of computer assisted learning, 2024-04

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

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Quelle

Wiley Online Library Journals Frontfile Complete

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Abstract Background Higher vocational education is an essential part of the higher education system that complements conventional education. In the context of information and communication technology (ICT) development and academic competition, more and more literature has proved the importance of ICT use in educational development (academic achievement and mental health) and the relationship between information literacy and the educational development of higher vocational students. Objectives Based on one of the most extensive surveys of higher vocational students, the study combined the Opportunity‐Propensity (O‐P) framework and ecological model to explore the direct effects of different types of ICT use on educational development and the indirect effects from psychological and social factors. Methods The data involved 28,956 students from seven higher vocational colleges. The class fixed effect and causal mediation analysis models verified the results. Results and Conclusion The results found differential effects of different types of ICT use on academic achievement and mental health. Information literacy ability can improve the academic achievement of higher vocational students, but at the cost of mental health. ICT use not only directly impacts the academic achievement and mental health, but also has an indirect impact through psychological factors represented by self‐efficacy and technostress and social factors represented by social support. Implications This study promotes integrating and expanding the O‐P framework and ecological model, enriching the relevant research in ICT use and educational development. Meanwhile, it also provides practical suggestions for realizing rational interventions in ICT use and improving the educational development level of higher vocational students. Lay Description What is already known about this topic Information and communication technology (ICT) use is closely related to the educational development of higher vocational students. The trend of ICT use in higher vocational education has become increasingly apparent. The effects of ICT use are heterogeneous among groups with different information literacy. What this paper adds O‐P framework and ecological model provide the perspective of theoretical integration. The impact of different types of ICT use on educational development varies. Information literacy can improve academic achievement at the cost of mental health. Psychological and social factors play a mediating role in educational development. Implications for practice and/or policy The research is helpful to guide students to allocate their time reasonably for different ICT uses. Mental health counselling should be strengthened while cultivating information literacy ability. Develop appropriate ICT usage strategies for students with different information literacy. It is helpful to develop appropriate interventions from a psychological and social perspective.