Reading ability and computer-related attitudes among African American graduate students.
This study examined the degree that African American graduate students' reading abilities predict their attitudes toward computers and the educational use of the Internet. A canonical correlation analysis revealed that students with the lowest levels of reading ability tended to report the least computer confidence, least positive attitudes regarding computer liking, and least positive attitudes toward the educational use of the Internet. Findings of the study provide support for the hypothesis that reading ability differentially impacts African American graduate students' computer-related attitudes. The findings also suggest that reading ability may impede African American students' acquisition of computer and Internet skills and may negatively impact their achievement levels in graduate courses requiring computer-based skills.
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, USA. kathycollinsknob@aol.com
Kathleen M T
KM
Collins
Anthony J
AJ
Onwuegbuzie
Qun G
QG
Jiao
D000124:Achievement; D000328:Adult; D001076:Aptitude; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D044383:Black People / Q000523:psychology*; D003200:Computer User Training; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D003625:Data Collection; D004500:Education, Graduate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D011932:Reading; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States; D001741:Black or African American