Attitudes of male & female students at Qatar University toward computer applications in education

Abstract

This study was conducted during the academic year 1991-92, using the survey method. It was an attempt to determine and compare the level of stu¬dents attitudes in the Faculty of Education towards selected areas related to computer technology. These areas are: Computer Literacy (CL), Compu¬ter Managed Instruction (CMI), and Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI). Also, it attempts to investigate the effect of the two independent variables (sex and subject) on the attitudes of the students toward the areas of com¬puter application in education. The results of the study may be summarized as follows: 1. Both male and female students held positive attitudes toward the com¬puter application in education and there a significant difference was noted on the female attitudes toward the computer application in education. 2. Regarding the three areas of computer application in education (CL, CMI, CAI), there a significant difference was found on the female attitudes toward CL, but there no significant difference was found between the at¬titudes of male and female students toward CMI and CAI. 3.No significant differences existed between the attitudes of art major students and science major students regarding the application of compu¬ter in education. 4. No significant difference was noted between the two groups (art and science) in the three areas of computer application in education (CL, CMI, CAI). 5. No significant differences existed between the attitudes of male stu¬dents majoring art and male students majoring science toward the appli¬cation of computer in education, as well as, the three areas (CL, CMI, CAI). 6. No significant differences were found between the attitudes of female students majoring science and female students majoring art. 7. Regarding the three areas of computer application in education (CL, CMI, CAI), a significant difference was noted on the attitudes of the female students majoring science toward the area of Computer literacy (CL), and there was no significant difference found in the CMI & CAI.