Experience effects on the accuracy of self-assessed user competence

Information and Management

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 378-394

  Gravill, Jane I ^a   Compeau, Deborah R ^a,c   Marcolin, Barbara L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c MIS Quarterly   (Canada)

Author keywords

FD06 (user training); GA03 (end user computing); GB01 (user characteristics); IA02 (computer literacy); IT domains; Self assessment; Training; User competence

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; INVESTMENTS; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

FD06 (USER TRAINING); GB01 (USER CHARACTERISTICS); SELF-ASSESSMENT;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33644684837     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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