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A Phenomenological Study of College Students in Developmental Mathematics Classes Experiences with Mathematics and Computer Anxiety
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Murphy, Daniel Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2018
No research has been conducted on college students in developmental mathematics classes struggling with both mathematics anxiety and computer anxiety in a qualitative manner. Prior studies have dealt with college students in developmental mathematics classes struggling with mathematics anxiety and college students in developmental mathematics…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, College Students, Remedial Mathematics, Computer Attitudes
The Interaction of Cognitive Profiles and Text-to-Speech Software on Reading Comprehension of Adolescents with Reading Challenges
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Silvestri, Robert; Holmes, Alana; Rahemtulla, Rafiq – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2022
This study utilized the Simple View of Reading (SVR) model cognitive subtypes to determine the impact of text-to-speech (TTS) software on the reading comprehension of 94 grade 8 students with reading difficulties. Method: paired samples t tests for all four SVR groups were conducted to examine reading comprehension scores under TTS and no-TTS…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Foreign Countries, Reading Difficulties, Reading Comprehension
Computer Anxiety, Computer Self-Efficacy and Attitudes towards the Internet of First Year Students at a South African University of Technology
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Schlebusch, Carlie L. – Africa Education Review, 2018
Notwithstanding the benefits that information and communications technology (ICT) offers to learning processes, the majority of learners in rural and township areas in South Africa either do not have access to computers and the internet, or they lack sufficient skills to exploit the benefits of ICT. This lack of skills and access to computers may…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Computer Attitudes, Anxiety
Factors Affecting Information and Communication Technology Use and eHealth Literacy among Older Adults in the US and South Korea
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Lee, Othelia Eun-Kyoung; Kim, Do-Hong; Beum, Kyung Ah – Educational Gerontology, 2020
This study examined ways in which Information and Communication Technology (ICT) plays a role in contexts between two countries: the US and South Korea, comparing individual situations and structural factors that support the use of ICT among older adults. Surveys were administered to 113 US and 104 Korean community-dwelling respondents, inquiring…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Cultural Context, Educational Attainment, Knowledge Level
Quantitative Study on Computer Self-Efficacy and Computer Anxiety Differences in Academic Major and Residential Status
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Binkley, Zachary Wayne McClellan – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study investigates computer self-efficacy and computer anxiety within 61 students across two academic majors, Aviation and Sports and Exercise Science, while investigating the impact residential status, age, and gender has on those two psychological constructs. The purpose of the study is to find if computer self-efficacy and computer anxiety…
Descriptors: Computer Attitudes, Anxiety, Self Efficacy, Majors (Students)
SVM and PCA Based Learning Feature Classification Approaches for E-Learning System
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Khamparia, Aditya; Pandey, Babita – International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, 2018
E-learning and online education has made great improvements in the recent past. It has shifted the teaching paradigm from conventional classroom learning to dynamic web based learning. Due to this, a dynamic learning material has been delivered to learners, instead ofstatic content, according to their skills, needs and preferences. In this…
Descriptors: Classification, Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Anxiety