The advent of computers into the Cooperative Extension System (CFS) has created a state in agents’ lives that has been termed “computer anxiety.’ Oetting (1983) defined computer anxiety as “the anxiety that people feel they will experience when they are interacting with computers-the anxiety associated with the concept of computers” (p. 1). Maurer and Simonson (1984) had a similar definition, “...

Test anxiety was a commonly known or assumed factor that could greatly influence performance of test takers. With the employment of designed questionnaires and computer-based spoken English test, this paper explored test anxiety manifestation of Chinese college students from both macro and micro aspects, and found out that the major anxiety in computer-based spoken English test was spoken Engli...

This study investigates the effect of learning strategy training on computer anxiety and achievement among 37 students attending a computer Programming Languages II course. The study uses an experimental research model including preand post-test instruments in which experimental and control groups take place. The subjects in the experimental group were trained on how to improve their learning s...

This study was conducted to test the hypothesis whether computer anxiety has a hindering effect on experienced computer users while performing complex computer tasks. Participants were 75 third-year psychology students taking a Delphi programming course. Prior to the course, a computer anxiety scale was filled in. Computer performance was measured in four different ways: through final course gr...

It has been reported that as many as fifty percent of adults, including first-year University students, have some sort of computer-related phobia. This report demonstrates that the use of computers still has some unpleasant side effects despite the Internet boom in the past decade. Past research shows that computer anxiety influences how users perceive ease of use of an information system. Howe...

The purpose of the study was to investigate how computer anxiety is associated with computer task complexity in teaching and learning computer programming and related skills. The study also examined the effects of computer confidence and computer liking on user perception of task complexity. The study referred to the literature concerning whether enhancing computer experience may be the remedy ...

The use of accounting software as part the development information technology requires a skill in order to function effectively. Meanwhile, computer skills can be affected by several factors, including anxiety, attitude and self-efficacy. Those factors will ultimately influence person's interest using software. This study aims empirically verify affect self-efficacy on students software, such M...

The aim of this study was to prepare a model for computer anxiety through investigating the relationship of achievement goals and epistemological beliefs with computer anxiety. In order to fulfill this, 375 undergraduate students (218 female and 157 male) from the University of Tehran were chosen through relative class sampling. They completed a questionnaire composed of an achievement goals sc...