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Computer phobia among undergraduates in religious studies

The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in English language learning and teaching (ELLT) has become prevalent in this recent decade. This study aims to investigate the level of computer technophobia among 106 PPG (Program Pensiswazahan Guru) students who employed UniSZA e-learnin...

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Main Authors: Kamariah, Yunus, Wahidah, Abd Wahid, Sharifah Nor Madiah, Syed Omar
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2016
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QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
T Technology (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/569/1/FH03-FBK-18-18262.pdf
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spelling my-unisza-ir.5692020-11-26T00:37:59Z http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/569/ Computer phobia among undergraduates in religious studies Kamariah, Yunus Wahidah, Abd Wahid Sharifah Nor Madiah, Syed Omar QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science T Technology (General) The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in English language learning and teaching (ELLT) has become prevalent in this recent decade. This study aims to investigate the level of computer technophobia among 106 PPG (Program Pensiswazahan Guru) students who employed UniSZA e-learning tool (KeLIP) as the main medium of English learning and instruction in a university in Malaysia. This descriptive study utilised 20 Likert-scale items of Rosen and Weils’ Measuring Technophobia Instrument (MTI), i.e. CARS-S (Computer Anxiety Rating Scale). The results showed that the students generally had a moderate level of computer anxiety, with an exception that the level of computer anxiety of female students was higher than that of their male counterparts. This study concluded that computer anxiety is a feeling commonly experienced by the students studying English via online. This study has implications for the top management of UniSZA, lecturers, and students. It is recommended that students be trained with computer skills prior to conducting an online or e-Learning programme with adult university students 2016 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed text en http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/569/1/FH03-FBK-18-18262.pdf Kamariah, Yunus and Wahidah, Abd Wahid and Sharifah Nor Madiah, Syed Omar (2016) Computer phobia among undergraduates in religious studies. In: Proceeding of Workshop on High Impact Journal Writing and Publishing 2016, 01 Mac 2016, Dewan Perdana UniSZA.
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topic QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
T Technology (General)
spellingShingle QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
T Technology (General)
Kamariah, Yunus
Wahidah, Abd Wahid
Sharifah Nor Madiah, Syed Omar
Computer phobia among undergraduates in religious studies
description The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in English language learning and teaching (ELLT) has become prevalent in this recent decade. This study aims to investigate the level of computer technophobia among 106 PPG (Program Pensiswazahan Guru) students who employed UniSZA e-learning tool (KeLIP) as the main medium of English learning and instruction in a university in Malaysia. This descriptive study utilised 20 Likert-scale items of Rosen and Weils’ Measuring Technophobia Instrument (MTI), i.e. CARS-S (Computer Anxiety Rating Scale). The results showed that the students generally had a moderate level of computer anxiety, with an exception that the level of computer anxiety of female students was higher than that of their male counterparts. This study concluded that computer anxiety is a feeling commonly experienced by the students studying English via online. This study has implications for the top management of UniSZA, lecturers, and students. It is recommended that students be trained with computer skills prior to conducting an online or e-Learning programme with adult university students
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Kamariah, Yunus
Wahidah, Abd Wahid
Sharifah Nor Madiah, Syed Omar
author_facet Kamariah, Yunus
Wahidah, Abd Wahid
Sharifah Nor Madiah, Syed Omar
author_sort Kamariah, Yunus
title Computer phobia among undergraduates in religious studies
title_short Computer phobia among undergraduates in religious studies
title_full Computer phobia among undergraduates in religious studies
title_fullStr Computer phobia among undergraduates in religious studies
title_full_unstemmed Computer phobia among undergraduates in religious studies
title_sort computer phobia among undergraduates in religious studies
publishDate 2016
url http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/569/1/FH03-FBK-18-18262.pdf
http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/569/
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