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Dynamic Analysis of UTAUT: The Case of Microsoft Project Management Software
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Abualbasal, Wejdan; Abu-Shanab, Emad; Al-Quraan, Heba – International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, 2016
The technology adoption domain is rich with studies that utilized a cross-sectional snapshot of subjects' perceptions regarding the adoption of new technology. This research tried to implement a longitudinal study that took three measures within 4 months to estimate the influence of time and experience on students' perceptions. The study adopted a…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Longitudinal Studies, Student Attitudes, Computer Attitudes
Performance Attributions: Effects of Mood and Involvement.
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Curren, Mary T.; Harich, Katrin R. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1993
Thirty-one male and 49 female undergraduate students were randomly assigned to 1 of 8 experimental conditions to investigate whether importance could moderate mood effects on student performance attributions. Outcome importance significantly increased mood biases in perceptions of causal locus but not stability. Other moderating effects are…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Bias, Causal Models, Higher Education
Perceived Contingency of Teacher Administered Reinforcements and Academic Performance of Boys
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Kennelly, Kevin; Kinley, Shirley – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
To determine the relationships among perceived contingency of teacher administered reinforcements, locus of control, and academic achievement, 49 sixth-grade boys were studied. In general, subjects who perceived their teachers as contingently punitive to boys were internal in locus of control and performed well on measures of academic achievement.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Locus of Control, Males
College Students' Attributions for Performance on Cooperative Tasks.
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Peterson, Sarah E. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1992
Causal attributions of 96 college students' performance in cooperative group assignments, and students' perceptions of the underlying dimensions of causal attributions (including relationships among performance outcomes, attributional dimensions, and attributional consequences) were examined. Locus of causality was related to affective reactions.…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attribution Theory, Causal Models, College Students
Reducing Student Procrastination in a Personalized System of Instruction Course.
Reiser, Robert A. – Educational Communication and Technology: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Development, 1984
Examines the effects of three self-pacing procedures on student withdrawal rate, rate of progress, final examination performance, and attitude in a personalized system of instruction for undergraduate students in an introductory speech course. Benefits of reducing student procrastination are discussed in light of the study's results. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Course Organization, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction
Attributions or Retributions: Student Ratings and the Perceived Causes of Performance.
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Theall, Michael; And Others – 1990
The nature and extent of variations in student attributions about performance in their courses were studied, and the relationships between the attributions and responses on certain items of a student ratings questionnaire were determined. Causal or predictive relationships among these variables were also investigated. Data were collected using:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, College Faculty, College Students