Comparison of the ICT literacy level of the entering students in the Mexican and Serbian higher education

Abstract

Communication and technology have an important role in life and especially in education. Nowadays, students generally use technology for communication. When using technology in education, there may be some communication barriers. An international comparison analysis tool is an effective way for understanding the situation between two or more different regions of the world. In this sense, literature shows the relevance of analyzing how ICT has been used in education to better understand educational strategies, learning methods and pedagogical techniques in order to effectively apply ICT in the classroom. The purpose of this study is to identify the levels of ICT Competencies of students from two countries, from two continent, one in Serbia (in Europe) and the other in Mexico. We have to see the ICT knowledge level of the students to make decision about the application and retraining methods.