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Understanding Hypertext Navigation through Cluster Analysis.
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Lawless, Kimberly A.; Kulikowich, Jonna M. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1996
Examines the navigational profiles of 42 undergraduate students processing a hypertext document. Three profiles emerged: (1) knowledge seekers, (2) feature explorers, and (3) apathetic hypertext users. Results indicate that students who are interested in computers and hypertext but who don't possess relevant amounts of domain knowledge aligned…
Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes
The Effects of Internet Instruction, Prior Computer Experience, and Learning Style on Teachers' Internet Attitudes and Knowledge.
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Anderson, Daniel K.; Reed, W. Michael – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1998
Examines how the Field Independent/Dependent (FI/D) learning styles of 24 science and math teachers in West Virginia might relate to the teachers' attitudes toward the Internet. Research questions focused on the effect of an Internet-based workshop on Internet-related knowledge and attitudes, relationship between prior computer experiences and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education
Do Thinking Styles Matter in the Use of and Attitudes toward Computing and Information Technology among Hong Kong University Students?
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Zhang, Li-Fang; He, Yunfeng – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2003
In the present study, the thinking styles as defined in Sternberg's theory of mental self-government are tested against yet another domain relevant to student learning. This domain is students' knowledge and use of as well as their attitudes toward the use of computing and information technology (CIT) in education. One hundred and ninety-three (75…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Cognitive Style, Student Attitudes