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The Effect of Communication, Writing, and Technology Apprehension on Likelihood to Use New Communication Technologies.
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Scott, Craig R.; Rockwell, Steven C. – Communication Education, 1997
Explores the role of computer anxiety, communication apprehension and writing apprehension in predicting future use of new communication technologies. Supports hypotheses about the relevance of computer anxiety and communication apprehension in predicting future technology use, but not those with regard to writing apprehension. Notes that past…
Descriptors: Communication Apprehension, Computer Anxiety, Higher Education, Sex Differences
User Reaction to Videoconferencing. Which Students Cope Best?
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Wheeler, Steve – Educational Media International, 2000
Reviews a study conducted at the University of Plymouth (United Kingdom) to establish the psychological basis for user responses to digital videoconferencing. Discusses possible predictor variables, including left and right brain laterality and factors of age and gender; measurement of behavioral and affective responses in distance learners;…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Age Differences, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Computer Anxiety
Beliefs about Computer-Mediated Information Services among College Students: An Exploratory Study.
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Atkin, David J. – Telematics and Informatics, 1995
Assesses interest and apprehension concerning the use of computer-mediated communications services. Perspectives on diffusion theory, technology needs, and apprehension are applied to examine attitudes toward the impact of computer information services on society. The variance of computer utility measures implies a new set of attitudinal…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Anxiety, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education
An Examination of the Factor Structures of the Computer Attitude Scale.
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Nash, John B.; Moroz, Pauline A. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1997
This study, utilizing data from 208 educators, obtained estimates of the reliability of the four subscale version of the 40-item Computer Attitude Scale (CAS); provided detailed information regarding the factor patterns of the CAS subscales; and provided evidence about the differential validity of the CAS among four groups with differing intensity…
Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Evaluation Methods
Gender Differences in Self-Efficacy and Attitudes toward Computers.
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Busch, Tor – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1995
Investigates gender differences in computer use among 147 college students. Students completed a questionnaire designed to measure self-efficacy, computer anxiety, computer liking, and computer confidence. Results indicate gender differences in perceived self-efficacy in word processing and spreadsheet software. No gender differences were found in…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Students, Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes
Factors Associated with Intensive Telecomputing Use among Teachers.
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Grandgenett, Neal; Harris, Judith – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 1994
Describes a study that investigated statistical factors associated with teachers' telecomputing use during a graduate telecommunications course. Variables including age, teaching experience, telecommunications experience, computer anxiety level, and writing apprehension level were examined for relationships with login frequency. Implications for…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Instruction, Correlation