Computer anxiety, self-efficacy, computer experience: An investigation throughout a computer science degree

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Doyle, Eileen ^a   Stamouli, Ioanna ^a   Huggard, Meriel ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Computer anxiety; Computer experience; Computer science; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ANXIETY; COMPUTER EXPERIENCE; SELF-EFFICACY;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

COMPUTER SCIENCE;

EID: 33646840759     PISSN: 15394565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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