Students'achievement, motivation and computer anxiety level in different web based learning environments

Abstract

Perspectives about education has changed by the diffusion of internet using. Today many debates on whether web based training deliver lessons via internet, is more effective than face to face or not. The purpose of this research is to provide a different perspective to these debates by examine the students' achievement, anxiety about computer and motivation with discussing differences in delivery methods of web based training. Achievement, anxiety about computer and motivation of four different groups of undergraduate students are compared who learn in tutorial, drill, practice web based environments with face-to-face environments. It is founded that hybrid environments provide much and more permanent learning. However, there is no difference in achievement between other environments. In addition, there is no significant difference in motivation and anxiety in practice, demonstration and hybrid environments.