scholarly journals Digital divide in quantitative methods: The effects of computer-assisted instruction and students' attitudes on knowledge acquisition

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-217
Author(s):  
Kamila Kolpashnikova ◽  
Silvia Bartolic
2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted Brown ◽  
Brett Williams ◽  
Shapour Jaberzadeh ◽  
Louis Roller ◽  
Claire Palermo ◽  
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Computers and computer‐assisted instruction are being used with increasing frequency in the area of health science student education, yet students’ attitudes towards the use of e‐learning technology and computer‐assisted instruction have received limited attention to date. The purpose of this study was to investigate the significant predictors of health science students’ attitudes towards e‐learning and computer‐assisted instruction. All students enrolled in health science programmes (n=2885) at a large multi‐campus Australian university in 2006‐2007, were asked to complete a questionnaire. This included the Online Learning Environment Survey (OLES), the Computer Attitude Survey (CAS), and the Attitude Toward Computer‐Assisted Instruction Semantic Differential Scale (ATCAISDS). A multiple linear regression analysis was used to determine the significant predictors of health science students’ attitudes to e‐learning. The Attitude Toward Computers in General (CASg) and the Attitude Toward Computers in Education (CASe) subscales from the CAS were the dependent (criterion) variables for the regression analysis. A total of 822 usable questionnaires were returned, accounting for a 29.5 per cent response rate. Three significant predictors of CASg and five significant predictors of CASe were found. Respondents’ age and OLES Equity were found to be predictors on both CAS scales. Health science educators need to take the age of students and the extent to which students perceive that they are treated equally by a teacher/tutor/instructor (equity) into consideration when looking at determinants of students’ attitudes towards e‐learning and technology.


2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Cecep Kustandi

Abstract: This study aimed to develop a Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) with tutorial model, in shapingstudents’ sensitivity to the surrounding environment on the local content of Environmental Education which wasdeveloped to improve students’ attitudes toward the environment. If the goal of EE is concerned with changes inthe attitudes, the Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) Model Tutorial contains learning that can be taken toexpose students to environmental problems that exist, then proceed with value clarification, the students are giventhe opportunity to assess the conditions, make a choice of available solution alternatives and determine the troubleshooting steps that are reinforced by increasing the sample by the CAI program. Therefore, its use is expected tocounter environmental issues, particularly fundamental change of students’attitudes toward the environment.This study used employed the research and development method with evaluative models, and experimental researchmethod that is used to produce a particular product in this case Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI). Keywords: Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI), tutorial model, Environmental Education


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