Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"Computer Anxiety"”.
-
Computer Anxiety Among Virginia Cooperative Extension Field Personnel
… and effectively. With the increasing use of computer technology comes an increasing number of individuals who have computer anxiety. This study examined selected variables as predictors of computer anxiety. Data were collected from 402 Virginia Cooperative Extension field personnel. The …
-
Effects of electronic mail on staff communication satisfaction and computer anxiety
1 PDF file (V, 135 pages)
-
The effects of in-service workshops on computer anxiety in elementary teachers
The computer education literature documents computer anxiety as a problem common to classroom teachers without prior computer training. This study was an investigation of the effectiveness of workshops designed to reduce such anxiety. The treatment comprised of instruction based upon principles …
-
Music teachers and technology: An investigation of personal innovativeness, computer anxiety, and technological proficiency
… as to their perceptions of self-innovativeness, computer anxiety, and proficiency in various technological hardware and software. Three hundred randomly-selected K-12 principals were also surveyed as to their perceptions of their music teacher's innovativeness. Results indicated that music …
-
Computer Anxiety and Computer Self-Efficacy Among Accounting Educators at Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
… study was designed to determine the levels of computer anxiety, computer self-efficacy, and computer applications usage among members of the Faculty of Accountancy at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia. The importance of the role of technology and information systems in economic …
-
Second Language Writing Anxiety, Computer Anxiety, Motivation and Performance in a Classroom versus a Web-based Environment
This study examined the impact of writing anxiety, computer anxiety and motivation on language learning for 45 ESL adult learners enrolled in an English grammar and writing course. Two sections of the course were offered in a traditional classroom setting whereas two others were given in a hybrid …
-
Relationships among vocational interests, gender, previous experience with computers, computer self-efficacy, and math anxiety in predicting computer anxiety
This study investigated the relationship between computer anxiety and the following variables: vocational personality type, gender, previous experience with computers, computer self-efficacy, and math anxiety. The Computer Anxiety Scale (COMPAS, Oetting, 1983) was used to assess computer anxiety. …
-
An examination of computer anxiety related to achievement on paper-and-pencil and computer-based aircraft maintenance knowledge testing of United States Air Force technical training students.
… study was to determine whether varying levels of computer anxiety have an effect on computer-based testing of United States Air Force technical training students. The first chapter presents an overview of computer-based testing, defines key terms, and identifies questions addressed in the …
-
Altering user perceptions of applications: How system design can impact playfulness and anxiety
The prevalence of computer-based technologies makes it more difficult for users to find and learn how to use new systems. In addition, the overwhelming amount of information may cause users to have a higher level of anxiety. Users have to spend more time comparing technologies, learning them, and …
-
Diffusion of a telecommunication and computing innovation at Waldorf College
… innovativeness, individual innovativeness and computer anxiety and the diffusion of laptop computers and network access use among students in a small two-year college with a focus on the liberal arts. A second purpose of this study was to provide an investigation and a description of the easily …
-
The effects of cooperative learning teams on teaching business computer applications and operations at the college level
… are beneficial to college-age students learning computer applications and operations was unknown. The effects of cooperative learning on college student computer competence, computer anxiety, attendance and attitudes need to be known to expand the research to higher grade levels.
-
The Effects of Programming Instruction in Procedural Programming and Logic Programming Environments on Problem-Solving Ability
… and students' aptitude variables, gender and computer anxiety.
-
Computerized Adaptive Testing and the Experience of Flow in Examinees
In recent years, comparisons between computerized adaptive tests (CAT) and paper-and-pencil tests (P&Ps) have focused less on equivalency and more on the construct validity of shifting between the modalities. Examinee motivation is one area of concern, including test and computer anxiety. One type …
-
Comparisons of Attitudes Toward Computer Use and Computer Technology Based on Gender and Race/Ethnicity Among Eighth Graders
… is to determine whether or not having a laptop computer for individual use 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week lessens differences between how eighth grade girls and eighth grade boys in 10 middle schools in HenricoCounty, Virginia perceive computer use and computer technology. Having a laptop …
-
Educational Administrators and Computer Usage: Leadership Styles and Computer Attitudes in Small Secondary Schools in North America
… was to examine the relationships between the computer attitudes of educational administrators and teachers, the leadership styles of educational administrators, and computer usage in secondary schools.</p> <p>Method. The design of this study used the questionnaire survey to collect data …
-
Gender Differences in Computer Attitudes, Interests, and Usage in an Elite High School
… study examined the gender differences concerning computer technology (IT) by a convenience sample (N = 180, 76%) of 11 th and 12 th graders at an elite public high school, recently named the "second best high school in America" (Newsweek, 2000), in suburban Northern Virginia. The purpose of the …
-
Myspace Or Ourspace: A Media System Dependency View Of Myspace
… related to the Internet was partly supported; computer self-efficacy was not significantly related to MySpace dependency, while computer anxiety was significantly related to MySpace dependency. Speed of connection to the Internet and available time to use the Internet were not related to …
Page 1 of 2