Motivating factors for university students to use digital technologies in educational process

Abstract

The study considers the formation of human capital in the transition to a digital economy that places new demands on the competences of future specialists working in new conditions. Educational programs of universities need to be modernized; in particular, this means adopting a broad range of information and communication technologies in the educational process. We have carried out a survey of students from 6 universities of the Northwestern and Southern Federal Districts. We have confirmed that forming a digital infrastructure in the educational environment of universities is a factor of key importance. Analyzing hygiene factors, we have found they were at a sufficient level. We have identified the motivating factors for using digital technologies in higher education and developed a set of recommendations aimed at improving the use of information and communication technologies by students. Keywords— human capital, information and communication technologies, digital competences, digital barriers, motivation, hygiene factors, motivating factors