An examination of state anxiety and computer attitudes related to achievement on paper-and-pencil and computer-based mathematics testing of nursing students.
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among computer attitudes, state anxiety, and testing formats related to mathematics achievement. All areas of nursing practice are inundated with computer technology, even home health care; therefore, the preparation of students to function...
| Publicado en: | Examination of State Anxiety & Computer Attitudes Related to Achievement on Paper-and-pencil & Computer-based Mathematics Testing of Nursing Students pp. 141 p - 142 |
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| Formato: | research Doctoral Dissertation |
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Purdue University
1998
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