Presenting a Causal Model of Predicting Computer Anxiety Based on Intelligence Beliefs: The Mediatory Role of Achievement Goals and Cognitive Engagement
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Introduction
Everything related to computer technology is supposed to be important in the present era; however, many people have negative feelings and attitudes toward working with computers. One such feeling is computer anxiety. This study purposed to present a model for predicting computer anxiety based on intelligence beliefs and focusing on achievement goals and cognitive engagement.Method
This study was descriptive and correlational type. The study population consisted of humanities students of Shiraz Payam Noor University. Using stratified sampling, 290 (194 female and 96 male) undergraduate students of the Faculty of Humanistic Studies, Shiraz Payame Noor University were selected and assigned as the research samples. Participants were asked to complete such questionnaires as the Computer Anxiety Scale, Achievement Goals, and Intelligence Beliefs and Cognitive Engagement. Path analysis using LISREL software version 8.51 was used for data analysis.Result
The results showed that incremental intelligence beliefs had a negative indirect effect on students computer anxiety (-0.05), which was statistically significant at a level of 0.01 (pConclusion
The findings of this research showed that the relationship between intelligence beliefs and computer anxiety is affected by achievement goals and cognitive engagement.Keywords:
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English
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Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences, Volume:7 Issue: 3, Autumn 2016
Pages:
261 to 273
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