Evidence of computerphobia in Nigerian education majors.
The 20-item Computer Anxiety Scale was administered to a Nigerian sample of 162 undergraduates in education (53 men and 109 women). Analysis indicated that the construct of computer anxiety appears to be invariant with respect to sex, year of study, or group (science/nonscience). In addition, a high prevalence of computer anxiety was observed as about two-thirds of the participants had computer anxiety scores exceeding 60 with a mean score of 65.3 (SD= 16.6).
Arigbabu
Abayomi A
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Department of Mathematics,Tai Solarin University of Education, Ogun State, Nigeria. arigbabuaa@yahoo.com
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D003201:Computers; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires