Ali Khaleghkhah; Mohammad Mahdi Babaei Menghari
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the identity properties and computer anxietywith computer self-efficacy of high schools students of Amol. The research method was a correlation. The purpose of this study is an applied research. The population was 11,532 students. The ...
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The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the identity properties and computer anxietywith computer self-efficacy of high schools students of Amol. The research method was a correlation. The purpose of this study is an applied research. The population was 11,532 students. The sample was 390 which had been selected by cluster sampling. The research instrument was Computer AnxietyHiens Questionnaire, identity properties of NEO and Computer Self-efficacy Questionnaire of Morfy et al. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation, multiple regression and path analysis via a simultaneous use of SPSS21 and LISREL8.80. There is a negative relationship between computer anxiety and computer self-efficacy. There is a relationship between identity properties with computer self-efficacy. Regression analysis showed that extroversion, openness, agreement, conscience and computer anxiety predict students' computer self-efficacy. The results of path analysis showed that extroversion, openness, computer anxiety, conscience through agreement effect on computer self-efficacy students. But Agreement directly affects the impact on students' computer self-efficacy. On the other hand, extroversion, openness, computer anxiety through conscience has an indirect effect on agreement indirect effect. But conscience can have a direct effect on agreement. The findings of this study are based on the use of identity properties and computer anxiety focuses on students' computer self-efficacy.
Enayatollah Zamanpour; Mohammad Hossein Khani; Seyedeh Khadijeh Moradiani Deizehrud
Volume 9, Issue 28 , July 2013, , Pages 78-98
Abstract
Although e-learning opportunities are very widespread and the use of e-learning is increasingly growing, little research has been done on students’ attitude towards e-learning. However, the attitude towards e-learning plays a key role in the success of this type of learning. The present research ...
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Although e-learning opportunities are very widespread and the use of e-learning is increasingly growing, little research has been done on students’ attitude towards e-learning. However, the attitude towards e-learning plays a key role in the success of this type of learning. The present research aims to study the effects of computer anxiety on the attitude towards e-learning with a focus on the mediating role of factors like computer and the Internet self-efficacy, as well as attitude towards computer and the Internet, using model testing.The research applied the correlational method. Using cluster random sampling, 485 subjects were selected from among the students of public high schools in Noor-Abad, Lorestan. They were asked to complete the questionnaires designed based on the conceptual model. Computer anxiety had negative and almost equal effects on the attitude towards computer and the attitude towards the Internet. Internet self-efficacy had positive and significant effect on the attitude towards e-learning. In general, the modified model had a good fit with the collected data. It showed the important role of factors such as computer anxiety, computer self-efficacy, the attitude towards computer, Internet self-efficacy, and the attitude towards the Internet in the attitude towards e-learning.
