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Computer Availability, Computer Experience and Technophobia among Public School Teachers.
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Rosen, Larry D.; Weil, Michelle M. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1995
Describes a study that examined technophobia in elementary and secondary public school teachers as an explanation for low levels of computer utilization. Highlights include empirical studies of technophobia; technophobia interventions; demographic differences; computer availability and use; computer anxiety; computer attitudes; and predictive…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes
Enhancing Self-Efficacy for Computer Technologies through the Use of Positive Classroom Experiences.
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Ertmer, Peggy A.; And Others – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1994
Describes a study of undergraduates completing electronic mail and word processing tasks that investigated the effects of experience on attitudes toward computers and judgment of confidence, or self-efficacy. Use of the Computer Technologies Survey is discussed, and treatment of experimental and control groups is described. Survey instrument and…
Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Instruction, Correlation, Electronic Mail
Computers, Classroom Instruction, and the Computerphobic University Student.
Rosen, Larry D.; Weil, Michelle M. – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1990
Discussion of computerphobia among college students focuses on a model program, the Computerphobia Reduction Program, that was developed to reduce computerphobic reactions among students. Personality factors and computer experience are considered, computerphobia screening measures are described, program results are reported, and future directions…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Instruction, Futures (of Society)