Predicting the outcome of a computer literacy course based on a candidate's personal characteristics

Authors:
Andries J. Burger;Pieter J. Blignaut
Affiliations:
University of the Free State, South Africa;University of the Free State, South Africa
Venue:
HCI'07 Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Human-computer interaction: applications and services
Year:
2007

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Abstract

People differ and we tend to notice the physical differences among them more readily than we notice their differences in thinking styles. The success of an information system can be influenced by the psychological makeup of an individual. Specific biographical, psychological and cognitive factors were identified that may explain why, with the same amount of computer training and experience, some people will have a higher degree of computer proficiency than others. Two formulas were derived and it was found that different variables predict the computer proficiency of white and black students, respectively.