Problem Statement
Contemporary young people are commonly designated as digital natives characterized by habitual use of ICT in everyday life.
Nevertheless, the current higher education environment demands more sophistication from students.
Research question
The study pursues the question whether being a digital native is a qualification for successful utilization of ICT in learning and
strives to detect what influences come into play.
Purpose of the Study
The purpose of the study is to find out what aspects influence attitudes and opinions of students relating to the use of ICT in
courses offered by higher education institutions and thus provide beneficial source of information to teachers and instructors
using ICT in lessons or designing e-learning courses.
Research Methods
The study was carried out at the College of Polytechnics, Jihlava, Czech Republic, among undergraduate bachelor students of
four different branches of study. The research sample of two hundred students were addressed via a questionnaire survey to give
their opinions on and express their experience with the use of ICT in courses they completed at the College.
Findings
The results show that the students’ willingness to use ICT for studying and attitudes to e-learning are not homogenous and show
certain relation to their field of study and computer skills. The characteristics of digital natives do not apply to everyone, which
should be reflected in courses using ICT in higher education institutions.