Combined longitudinal effects of attitude and subjective norms on student outcomes in a web-enhanced course: A structural equation modelling approach

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 861-875

  Sivo, Stephen A ^a   Pan, Cheng Chang ^b   Hahs Vaughn, Debbie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

E-LEARNING; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STUDENTS; WEB SERVICES;

DEPENDENT VARIABLES; ONLINE FREQUENCIES; STRUCTURAL EQUATIONS;

CURRICULA;

EID: 34548092991     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2006.00672.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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