Evaluating Senior’s Emotional Responses Toward An Instructional Intervention to Promote Computer Skill Development

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Wood, E. (2008). Evaluating Senior’s Emotional Responses Toward An Instructional Intervention to Promote Computer Skill Development. In C. Bonk et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (pp. 3546-3549). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Conference Information

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (ELEARN) 2008
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
November 17, 2008
ISBN 1-880094-66-5
  Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi Miyoung Lee & Tom Reynolds
AACE

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Eileen Wood, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada

Abstract

In order to maximize seniors’ potential to function effectively and efficiently in a technological world it is important to provide opportunities for seniors to engage technology in a comfortable way. The present study provided a five week intervention program to teach novice seniors how to use computers for word processing, email and Web based searches. Emotional and attitudinal responses toward computers were measured prior to partaking in the program, at the end of the program and after a 30 day delay from the program. Participants reported much greater ease and more positive attitudes towards computers on the last day of the intervention (5th session) than at the onset of the study. These positive attitudes continued to increase even after the intervention was completed. Overall, the present study demonstrated how one intervention could yield positive experiences for seniors acquiring very challenging skills.

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