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Understanding Hypertext Navigation through Cluster Analysis.
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Lawless, Kimberly A.; Kulikowich, Jonna M. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1996
Examines the navigational profiles of 42 undergraduate students processing a hypertext document. Three profiles emerged: (1) knowledge seekers, (2) feature explorers, and (3) apathetic hypertext users. Results indicate that students who are interested in computers and hypertext but who don't possess relevant amounts of domain knowledge aligned…
Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes
The Effects of Internet Instruction, Prior Computer Experience, and Learning Style on Teachers' Internet Attitudes and Knowledge.
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Anderson, Daniel K.; Reed, W. Michael – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1998
Examines how the Field Independent/Dependent (FI/D) learning styles of 24 science and math teachers in West Virginia might relate to the teachers' attitudes toward the Internet. Research questions focused on the effect of an Internet-based workshop on Internet-related knowledge and attitudes, relationship between prior computer experiences and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education
Gender and Learning Style Interactions in Students' Computer Attitudes
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Ames, Pat C. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2003
University students' attitudes toward computers were assessed as a function of learning style. Analyses of responses provided by 232 students to a learning style assessment instrument and a computer attitude survey revealed that specific learning styles were associated with an affinity for (liking of), confidence in, and anxiety about the use of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes, Cognitive Style, Gender Differences
Do Thinking Styles Matter in the Use of and Attitudes toward Computing and Information Technology among Hong Kong University Students?
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Zhang, Li-Fang; He, Yunfeng – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2003
In the present study, the thinking styles as defined in Sternberg's theory of mental self-government are tested against yet another domain relevant to student learning. This domain is students' knowledge and use of as well as their attitudes toward the use of computing and information technology (CIT) in education. One hundred and ninety-three (75…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Cognitive Style, Student Attitudes
Effects of Learning Style and Training Method on Computer Attitude and Performance in World Wide Web Page Design Training.
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Chou, Huey-Wen; Wang, Yu-Fang – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1999
Compares the effects of two training methods on computer attitude and performance in a World Wide Web page design program in a field experiment with high school students in Taiwan. Discusses individual differences, Kolb's Experiential Learning Theory and Learning Style Inventory, Computer Attitude Scale, and results of statistical analyses.…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis
Toward Understanding Student Differences in a Computer Skills Course.
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Houle, Philip A. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1996
Describes a study that examined various characteristics of undergraduate students enrolled in a computer skills course. Variables considered include gender, college major, high school computer courses, other prior computer experience, computer self-efficacy, computer attitude, computer anxiety, and cognitive style. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis, Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes