The relationship between intuitive, intuitive and visual-verbal learning styles with computer anxiety in undergraduate students

Subject Areas : Educational Science

taleb zandi ¹ , darush noruzi ²

1 - دانشجوی دکتری تکنولوژی آموزشی
2 - عضو هیئت علمی و دانشیار دانشگاه علامه طباطبایی

Received: 2012-11-27 Accepted : 2013-05-28 Published : 2012-12-21

Keywords: learning styles- individual differences- Computers - Computer Anxiety,

Abstract :

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between (intuitive - intuitive and visual - verbal) learning styles with computer anxiety in undergraduate students Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabatabai University. The statistical society of this study was all of the Undergraduate students of Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabatabai University. For sampling in this study, multi-stage cluster sampling was used. Sample size in this study was 310 student. Measurement tools in this research include learning styles questionnaire Felder -Silverman and computer anxiety was Hansen and colleagues. This research data using descriptive and inferential statistics  were analyzed. The results indicated that there exists a relationship between students computer anxiety and learning styles. There also exists a relationship between sensory learning styles - intuitive and computer anxiety. Students with verbal learning style,have a higher computer anxiety than students with visual style. There is a relationship between  gender and computer anxiety.