Student readiness on using web-based resources: a case study / Peridah Bahari, Salina Hamed and A'bas Ismail

The widespread acceptance of Web Technology in our tertiary institutions has brought about changes in the style, quantity and variety of resources that are made available to students. Fundamentally new learning environment is provided for students. On the other hand, there is still question about st...

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Main Authors: Bahari, Peridah, Hamed, Salina, Ismail, A'bas
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spelling my.uitm.ir.215862018-09-27T02:54:42Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/21586/ Student readiness on using web-based resources: a case study / Peridah Bahari, Salina Hamed and A'bas Ismail Bahari, Peridah Hamed, Salina Ismail, A'bas Educational technology Computers in education. Information technology The widespread acceptance of Web Technology in our tertiary institutions has brought about changes in the style, quantity and variety of resources that are made available to students. Fundamentally new learning environment is provided for students. On the other hand, there is still question about student readiness in using the abundant resources made available to them on the Web. This study examines students' readiness in using web-based resources. Variables that were look into are demographic background, level of technology usage, level of computer resources usage and their perspective on technology. 621 questionnaires were distributed randomly to diploma and degree engineering students (electrical, mechanical and civil). Based on students' ability on using web-based resources, result obtained from quantitative data showed there was a significant difference between student from different semesters (F = 4.264, p = 0.0), type of accommodation (t = -2.233, p = 0.0), and family income (t = -2.453, p = 0.014). Weak correlations were found between student's ability and students' expertise, students' opinion, students' knowledge and regularity in computer usage. Research Management Institute (RMI) 2007 Research Reports NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/21586/1/LP_PERIDAH%20BAHARI%20RMI%2007_5.pdf Bahari, Peridah and Hamed, Salina and Ismail, A'bas (2007) Student readiness on using web-based resources: a case study / Peridah Bahari, Salina Hamed and A'bas Ismail. [Research Reports] (Submitted)
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topic Educational technology
Computers in education. Information technology
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Computers in education. Information technology
Bahari, Peridah
Hamed, Salina
Ismail, A'bas
Student readiness on using web-based resources: a case study / Peridah Bahari, Salina Hamed and A'bas Ismail
description The widespread acceptance of Web Technology in our tertiary institutions has brought about changes in the style, quantity and variety of resources that are made available to students. Fundamentally new learning environment is provided for students. On the other hand, there is still question about student readiness in using the abundant resources made available to them on the Web. This study examines students' readiness in using web-based resources. Variables that were look into are demographic background, level of technology usage, level of computer resources usage and their perspective on technology. 621 questionnaires were distributed randomly to diploma and degree engineering students (electrical, mechanical and civil). Based on students' ability on using web-based resources, result obtained from quantitative data showed there was a significant difference between student from different semesters (F = 4.264, p = 0.0), type of accommodation (t = -2.233, p = 0.0), and family income (t = -2.453, p = 0.014). Weak correlations were found between student's ability and students' expertise, students' opinion, students' knowledge and regularity in computer usage.
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author Bahari, Peridah
Hamed, Salina
Ismail, A'bas
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Hamed, Salina
Ismail, A'bas
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title Student readiness on using web-based resources: a case study / Peridah Bahari, Salina Hamed and A'bas Ismail
title_short Student readiness on using web-based resources: a case study / Peridah Bahari, Salina Hamed and A'bas Ismail
title_full Student readiness on using web-based resources: a case study / Peridah Bahari, Salina Hamed and A'bas Ismail
title_fullStr Student readiness on using web-based resources: a case study / Peridah Bahari, Salina Hamed and A'bas Ismail
title_full_unstemmed Student readiness on using web-based resources: a case study / Peridah Bahari, Salina Hamed and A'bas Ismail
title_sort student readiness on using web-based resources: a case study / peridah bahari, salina hamed and a'bas ismail
publisher Research Management Institute (RMI)
publishDate 2007
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/21586/1/LP_PERIDAH%20BAHARI%20RMI%2007_5.pdf
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