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Zhang, Yixin; Espinoza, Sue – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1997
This study of 296 undergraduate students investigates relationships concerning computer efficacy, attitudes toward computers, and need for learning computer skills. Multiple regression revealed attitudes toward computers, and computer self-efficacy, were significant predictors of the need for learning computing skills between two groups of…
Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Higher Education
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Vogel, Lora Ann – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1994
Reports on a study conducted to evaluate how individual differences in anxiety levels affect performance on computer versus paper-and-pencil forms of verbal sections of the Graduate Record Examination. Contrary to the research hypothesis, analysis of scores revealed that extroverted and less computer anxious subjects scored significantly lower on…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Attitudes
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Tsai, Meng-Jung; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2003
Through research data collected from 75 Taiwanese eighth graders enrolled in a computer course, this study revealed that students with higher-order metacognitive skills in monitoring their comprehension, selecting main ideas, and using resources helpful for learning tended to have higher computer achievement, better computer attitudes, and lower…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy
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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
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Fitzgerald, Gail E.; Hardin, Laura; Hollingsead, Candice – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1997
Presents methods and outcomes of a semester-long course involving cooperative hypermedia authoring and instructional strategies for preservice teachers. Posttest findings revealed that participants showed a decrease in computer anxiety through their involvement in the course, and the lowest levels of anxiety were associated with graduate rank and…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
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Tsai, Meng-Jung – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2002
This study of Taiwanese eight graders investigated the impacts of strategic learning, cooperative learning, and their combination on junior high school students' computer achievement, attitudes, and anxiety. Highlights include the interaction between gender and learning context; higher computer anxiety among boys; and the role of the culture of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy