期刊名称：Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education
印刷版ISSN：1758-1184
出版年度：2010
卷号：2
期号：1
出版社：University of Glamorgan
摘要：COMPUTERS and computer-assisted instruction are being used with increasing frequency in the area of
health science student education, yet students’ attitudes towards the use of e-learning technology and
computer-assisted instruction have received limited attention to date. The purpose of this study was to
investigate the significant predictors of health science students’ attitudes towards e-learning and com-
puter-assisted instruction. All students enrolled in health science programmes (n=2885) at a large
multi-campus Australian university in 2006-2007, were asked to complete a questionnaire. This included
the Online Learning Environment Survey (OLES), the Computer Attitude Survey (CAS), and the Attitude
Toward Computer-Assisted Instruction Semantic Differential Scale (ATCAISDS). A multiple linear regres-
sion analysis was used to determine the significant predictors of health science students’ attitudes to
e-learning. The Attitude Toward Computers in General (CASg) and the Attitude Toward Computers in
Education (CASe) subscales from the CAS were the dependent (criterion) variables for the regression analy-
sis. A total of 822 usable questionnaires were returned, accounting for a 29.5% response rate. Three
significant predictors of CASg and five significant predictors of CASe were found. Respondents’ age and OLES
Equity were found to be predictors on both CAS scales. Health science educators need to take the age of
students and the extent to which students perceive that they are treated equally by a
teacher/tutor/instructor (equity) into consideration when looking at determinants of students’ attitudes
towards e-learning and technology.
关键词：Health science students, technology, teaching, professional education.
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