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An Investigation of the Predictive Validity of Computer Anxiety and Computer Aptitude.
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Szajna, Bernadette – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1994
Predictive validities of computer aptitude and computer anxiety were studied using nonprogramming computer performance as the criterion variable for 162 young adults. Effects of computer anxiety on performance were negligible, and computer aptitude yielded uncertain results. The measurement instruments' reliability was also reported. (SLD)
Descriptors: Aptitude, Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy
Course Structure Effects on Students' Computer Anxiety, Confidence and Attitudes.
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Bohlin, Roy M.; Hunt, Nancy P. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1995
Describes a study that investigated the effects of course structure variables, including course length and course frequency, on the computer anxiety, confidence, and attitudes of pre- and inservice teachers. Results show students in courses that met over a longer period of time had significantly greater changes in computer anxiety, confidence, and…
Descriptors: Change, Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Course Organization
Computer Anxiety Correlates and What They Tell Us: A Literature Review.
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Maurer, Matthew M. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1994
Research suggests that computer anxiety and computer experience are related. Some relationship between age and gender and computer anxiety has been suggested but not sufficiently examined. Other relationships have been explored with little result, and little is known about mediating computer anxiety. A model of the development of computer anxiety…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy
Attributes Affecting Computer-Aided Decision Making--A Literature Survey.
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Moldafsky, Neil I; Kwon, Ik-Whan – Computers in Human Behavior, 1994
Reviews current literature about personal, demographic, situational, and cognitive attributes that affect computer-aided decision making. The effectiveness of computer-aided decision making is explored in relation to decision quality, effectiveness, and confidence. Studies of the effects of age, anxiety, cognitive type, attitude, gender, and prior…
Descriptors: Age, Cognitive Style, Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes
Older Adults' Acquisition of Word Processing: The Contribution of Cognitive Abilities and Computer Anxiety.
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Dyck, Jennifer L.; Smither, Janan Al-Awar – Computers in Human Behavior, 1996
Describes a study that examined relationships between computer attitude, computer experience, gender, cognitive abilities, and the acquisition of word processing by older adults. Highlights include results from computer attitude questionnaires, spatial scanning, inductive and deductive reasoning as predictors of word processing knowledge, and the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes
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