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Measuring Learning Styles with Questionnaires versus Direct Observation of Preferential Choice Behavior in Authentic Learning Situations: The Visualizer/Verbalizer Behavior Observation Scale (VV-BOS).
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Leutner, Detlev; Plass, Jan L. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1998
Describes the development of the VV-BOS (Visualizer/Verbalizer Behavior Observation Scale), a computer-based instrument for direct observation of students' preferences for visual or verbal learning material. Results of a study with second-language learners indicated a high degree of reliability as an alternative to conventional questionnaires.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Oriented Programs, Learning Strategies, Observation
Predictors of Anxiety towards Computers.
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Farina, F.; And Others – Computers in Human Behavior, 1991
Relationships between anxiety toward computers and variables trait anxiety, anxiety toward mathematics, perceived impact of computers on society, and experience in using computers were studied in a sample of 81 male and 81 female university students. All of these variables were found to influence anxiety toward computers, and a significant…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Anxiety, Experience, Higher Education
Gender Differences in Computer-Related Attitudes: It Depends on What You Ask.
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Whitley, Bernard E., Jr. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1996
Gender differences in attitudes toward computers are examined. Subjects were 136 male and 185 female introductory psychology students. The following were assessed: self confidence; anxiety; beliefs about the impact of computers on society; general positive and negative beliefs; and effects of prior experience. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Gender Issues
Predictors of Computer Anxiety and Performance in Information Systems.
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Anderson, Alastair A. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1996
Reports on the results of a study of business undergraduates in Australia that was conducted to determine whether or not perceived knowledge of software, microcomputer experience, overall knowledge of computers, programming experience, and gender were predictors of computer anxiety. Use of the Computer Anxiety Rating Scale is discussed.…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Computer Anxiety, Computer Software, Correlation
Motivational Influences on Computer-Related Affective States.
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Coffin, R. J.; MacIntyre, P. D. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1999
This study of college students examined the effects of motivation to learn to use computers, and previous experience with computers, on three computer-related affective states: anxiety, attitudes, and self-efficacy. Discusses gender differences, path analysis, effects on academic performance, and intrinsic versus extrinsic reasons for taking the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, College Students, Computer Anxiety
The Efficacy of Interactive Video for Teaching Basic Classroom Management Skills to Pre-Service Teachers.
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Overbaugh, Richard C. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1995
Describes a study that examined the effects of an interactive video computer-aided simulation program on instructing preservice education majors in classroom management issues. Topics include student achievement, class rank, stages of concern, computer anxiety, learning modality, the Classroom Management Achievement Test, and student reactions.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Class Rank, Classroom Techniques