The role of computer attitudes in enhancing computer competence in training

Journal of Organizational and End User Computing

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 81-100

  Downey, James P ^a   Smith, Lloyd A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer affect; Computer anxiety; Computer attitudes; Computer competence; Computer pessimism; Computer skills; Computer training; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ANXIETY; COMPUTER ATTITUDES; COMPUTER SKILLS; COMPUTER TRAINING; SELF EFFICACY;

USER INTERFACES;

WORD PROCESSING;

EID: 80052830335     PISSN: 15462234     EISSN: 15465012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/joeuc.2011070105     Document Type: Article

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