Computer Anxiety, Computer Self-Efficacy and Attitudes towards the Internet of First Year Students at a South African University of Technology

Autor/in	Schlebusch, Carlie L.
Titel	Computer Anxiety, Computer Self-Efficacy and Attitudes towards the Internet of First Year Students at a South African University of Technology
Quelle	In: Africa Education Review, 15 (2018) 3, S.72-90 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Schlebusch, Carlie L.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1814-6627
DOI	10.1080/18146627.2017.1341291
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Freshmen; Computer Attitudes; Anxiety; Self Efficacy; Internet; Computer Literacy; Gender Differences; Attitude Measures; Computer Use; South Africa; Computer Anxiety Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Studienanfänger; Angst; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Computerkenntnisse; Geschlechterkonflikt; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Notwithstanding the benefits that information and communications technology (ICT) offers to learning processes, the majority of learners in rural and township areas in South Africa either do not have access to computers and the internet, or they lack sufficient skills to exploit the benefits of ICT. This lack of skills and access to computers may lead to computer anxiety and low computer self-efficacy among undergraduates entering higher education. Low computer anxiety and high computer self-efficacy levels are important factors in assisting students to be academically successful in the present technological era. This article reports on a study that assessed the computer anxiety, computer self-efficacy and attitude towards the internet among first year students at a South African university of technology. Data collection was done through a five section survey. The research revealed that students suffer from moderate computer anxiety; they have a moderate compute self-efficacy; and their attitude towards the internet is positive. The results, research contributions, and limitations are discussed, and implications for future studies are suggested. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01