The Structure of Student Interest in Computers and Information Technology: An Application of Facet Theory and Multidimensional Scaling.

Leutner, Detlev; Weinsier, Philip D.

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Publication Date: 1991

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The Structure of Student Interest in Computers and Information Technology: An Application of Facet Theory and Multidimensional Scaling.

Leutner, Detlev; Weinsier, Philip D.

Multivariate Behavioral Research, v26 n4 p709-36 1991

An interest questionnaire with 72 university course descriptions based on a facet design was used to determine whether computer anxiety or computer disinterest was related to interest in or willingness to take selected courses of 200 Belgian and German students. Analysis of variance supports conclusions from the multidimensional scalings. (SLD)

Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, College Students, Computer Literacy, Course Selection (Students), Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Technology, Interest Inventories, Mathematical Models, Multidimensional Scaling, Questionnaires, Student Interests

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Belgium; Germany

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