Using an Online Homework System to Submit Accounting Homework: Role of Cognitive Need, Computer Efficacy, and Perception

Journal of Education for Business

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 263-268

  Peng, Jacob C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT   (United States)

Author keywords

computer efficacy; need for cognition; online homework; system feature

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857257778     PISSN: 08832323     EISSN: 19403356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOEB.84.5.263-268     Document Type: Article

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