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Title:
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DIFFERENCES IN ATTITUDES TOWARDS COMPUTER BASED TRAINING AND COURSE RETENTION BASED ON PUSH AND PULL DELIVERY MODES |
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Author(s):
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Ananda Mitra , Suchi Joshi , Kathi Kemper |
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ISBN:
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972-8924-09-7 |
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Editors:
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Nuno Guimarães, Pedro Isaías and Ambrosio Goikoetxea |
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Year:
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2006 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Push, Pull, Retention, Computer Attitude, Proficiency. |
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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393 |
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Last Page:
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400 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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This paper reports on the differences between attitudes towards technology and student retention in a Web-based healthcare continuing education course that was delivered using both the push and pull technologies. Including nearly 1500 participants the course lasted for about 4 months and the results indicate that overall retention rate was at 64% with no significant difference between retention based on the mode of delivery. There were differences in attitudes towards computers and self-reported computer proficiency between the completers and non-completers with the completers reporting a lower comfort level with computers as well as lower proficiency. |
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