Computer self-efficacy, anxiety, and learning in online versus face to face medium

Journal of Information Technology Education:Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 141-154

  Hauser, Richard ^a   Paul, Ravi ^a   Bradley, John ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom culture; Computer anxiety; Computer self efficacy; Computer based performance; Database self efficacy; Learning; Online medium; Transactional distance

Indexed keywords

DISTANCE EDUCATION; EDUCATION; EDUCATION COMPUTING; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

CLASSROOM CULTURE; COMPUTER ANXIETY; COMPUTER SELF-EFFICACY; LEARNING; ONLINE MEDIUM; SELF EFFICACY; TRANSACTIONAL DISTANCE;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 84877662726     PISSN: 15479714     EISSN: 15393585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.28945/1633     Document Type: Article

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