Examining University Students’ Cognitive Absorption Levels Regarding To Web And Its Relationship With The Locus Of Control

Cem CUHADAR

Article Details

Examining University Students’ Cognitive Absorption Levels Regarding To Web And Its Relationship With The Locus Of Control

Authors:

Cem CUHADAR

Publisher:

Anadolu University

Journal:

Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 2013 Vol.14 Issue 3, pp.42-55

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2013

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000782347

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

1302-6488

Abstract:

 

The current study investigated university students’ cognitive absorption levels according to several variables, and presented the relationship between cognitive absorption and locus of control.     This study resorted to a descriptive model. Participants were 374 undergraduate students. The Cognitive Absorption Scale and Locus of Control Scale were used to collect the data. Independent samples t-test, one-way between-groups ANOVA, correlation and regression analyses were used to analyze data. Findings suggested that university students had above average cognitive absorption.     Moreover, the higher the general internal control/personal control was, the lesser the cognitive absorption level. It was plausible to infer that information and communication technologies served as sources of pleasure and curiosity for university students. However, for students with a higher internal locus of control, levels of pleasure and curiosity dropped.

Article Details

Examining University Students’ Cognitive Absorption Levels Regarding To Web And Its Relationship With The Locus Of Control

Authors: Cem CUHADAR

Publisher: Anadolu University

Journal: Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 2013 Vol.14 Issue 3, pp.42-55

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 8/2013

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000782347

Frequency: Quarterly

pISSN: 1302-6488

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Authors:

Cem CUHADAR

Publisher:

Anadolu University

Journal:

Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 2013 Vol.14 Issue 3, pp.42-55

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2013

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000782347

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

1302-6488