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Peer reviewedPark, Sung-Youl; Gamon, Julia – Journal of Applied Communications, 1996
A study used Kolb's Learning Style Inventory to assess the learning styles and computer training preferences of 200 extension personnel listed in the Iowa State University Extension Directory (184 respondents). It found that 29% had a converger-type learning style; 26% a diverger style; 25% an accommodator style; and 20% an assimilator style. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cognitive Style, Computer Literacy, Extension Agents
Peer reviewedIrani, Tracy; Telg, Ricky – Journal of Applied Communications, 2002
Of 31 higher education students in distance courses, 46% were in their first distance experience; 74% used WebCT but 77% preferred interactive videoconferencing. Those with previous experience rated their comfort lower, and a majority would engage in technology training if necessary. (Contains 22 references.) (JOW)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Distance Education, Higher Education, Student Attitudes
Peer reviewedRuppert, Kathleen C.; Stewart, Arlene Z. – Journal of Applied Communications, 1997
Florida Cooperative Extension Service educators (n=261) completed the Computing Concerns Questionnaire. Analysis of the variability in computer-use mean scores using the Concerns Based Adoption Model identified the influence of informational, personal, and consequence concerns on computer use. Ways to reduce these concerns in training were…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Education, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education
