Does cognitive style affect bloggers' attitude in an online learning environment?
The prevalence of using blogs among college students has great impact in online communication. It is therefore important to identify how learners with different characteristics use this technology. This study examines if bloggers’ cognitive styles particularly field-dependency affects students’ atti...
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| description | The prevalence of using blogs among college students has great impact in online communication. It is therefore important to identify how learners with different characteristics use this technology. This study examines if bloggers’ cognitive styles particularly field-dependency affects students’ attitudes toward blogs. The subjects were a class of undergraduate students enrolled in an obligatory course. The Group Embedded Figures Test was administered which classified them as either field dependent or field independent. Then, they were requested to respond to a questionnaire designed to assess their attitudes toward blogs on three factors: blog anxiety, blog desirability, and blog self-efficacy. Although field-dependents had lower blog anxiety, blog desirability, and blog self-efficacy than field-independents in using blogs, the difference was not statistically significant. Moreover, conclusions drawn from the interview questions support the notion that both field dependents and field independents appeared to have positive attitudes towards using blogs in a learning environment. |
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| spelling | upm-403652017-08-22T07:50:06Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40365/ Does cognitive style affect bloggers' attitude in an online learning environment? Shahsavar, Zahra Tan, Bee Hoon The prevalence of using blogs among college students has great impact in online communication. It is therefore important to identify how learners with different characteristics use this technology. This study examines if bloggers’ cognitive styles particularly field-dependency affects students’ attitudes toward blogs. The subjects were a class of undergraduate students enrolled in an obligatory course. The Group Embedded Figures Test was administered which classified them as either field dependent or field independent. Then, they were requested to respond to a questionnaire designed to assess their attitudes toward blogs on three factors: blog anxiety, blog desirability, and blog self-efficacy. Although field-dependents had lower blog anxiety, blog desirability, and blog self-efficacy than field-independents in using blogs, the difference was not statistically significant. Moreover, conclusions drawn from the interview questions support the notion that both field dependents and field independents appeared to have positive attitudes towards using blogs in a learning environment. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40365/1/Does%20cognitive%20style%20affect%20bloggers%E2%80%99%20attitude%20in%20an%20online%20learning%20environment.pdf Shahsavar, Zahra and Tan, Bee Hoon (2011) Does cognitive style affect bloggers' attitude in an online learning environment? GEMA Online™ Journal of Language Studies, 11 (1). pp. 159-171. ISSN 1675-8021 http://ejournal.ukm.my/gema/article/view/73 |
| spellingShingle | Shahsavar, Zahra Tan, Bee Hoon Does cognitive style affect bloggers' attitude in an online learning environment? |
| title | Does cognitive style affect bloggers' attitude in an online learning environment? |
| title_full | Does cognitive style affect bloggers' attitude in an online learning environment? |
| title_fullStr | Does cognitive style affect bloggers' attitude in an online learning environment? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does cognitive style affect bloggers' attitude in an online learning environment? |
| title_short | Does cognitive style affect bloggers' attitude in an online learning environment? |
| title_sort | does cognitive style affect bloggers' attitude in an online learning environment? |
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