Prior negative experiences: Their impact on computer training outcomes

Computers and Education

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 295-308

  Holt, Daniel T ^a   Crocker, Mitchell ^b  

^a Air Force Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult learning; Computer training

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012072613     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1315(00)00043-9     Document Type: Article

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