Journal article
How instruction influences attitudes of college men and women towards computers
Computers in human behavior, Vol.9(1), pp.83-93
03/01/1993
DOI: 10.1016/0747-5632(93)90023-L
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of micro-computer training on attitudes toward computers. One hundred and ninety-four undergraduate and graduate students participated; 107 took a microcomputer training course, while the remaining 87 received no computer training. Students in both conditions completed the Computer Attitude Scale (Loyd & Loyd, 1985) during the first and final weeks of a 16-week semester. Results from a series of multivariate and univariate analyses indicated that (a) students who received microcomputer training demonstrated less anxiety, more confidence, and more interest in using computers than students who received no training; (b) there were no significant gender differences in attitudes at the beginning or end of the study; and (c) attitudes toward computers improved significantly over time with computer training but did not change without training. Implications of these findings are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- How instruction influences attitudes of college men and women towards computers
- Creators
- Donald B. Pope-Davis - University of IowaWalter P. Vispoel - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Computers in human behavior, Vol.9(1), pp.83-93
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1016/0747-5632(93)90023-L
- ISSN
- 0747-5632
- eISSN
- 1873-7692
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/01/1993
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
- Record Identifier
- 9984371100002771
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