Journal article
Predictors of attitudes to e-learning of Australian health care students
T Brown, B Williams, S Jaberzadeh, L Roller, C Palermo, L McKenna, C Wright, M Baird, M Schneider-Kolsky, L Hewitt, T Holt, M Zoghi, J Sim
Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education | EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD | Published : 2010
Abstract
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 computer-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 t..
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Funding Acknowledgements
WE WOULD like to thank all of the health science students from Monash University who volunteered their time and input to complete the survey. Acknowledgments are extended to the Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Learning and Teaching Performance Fund-Project Grants Scheme-that provided the funding for this project.