doi: 10.7763/IJIET.2016.V6.714
Development and Validation of the Online Cooperative Learning Anxiety Scale
Hiroki Yoshida1
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- 1Tokoha University, Shizuoka, Japan
- 2Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea
- 3Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan
Abstract
Anxiety is considered to be one of the key psychological contributing factors to learners’ behavior, attitude and achievements in online cooperative learning. Online cooperative learning requires learners to operate the Internetbased learning system properly, learn autonomously and cooperate with others effectively with the aim of accomplishing a specific goal. In such a learning situation, it is anticipated that some learners might feel uneasy or fearful about using a computer and the Internet, monitoring and regulating their learning process, and communicating and collaborating with new acquaintances. However, few studies have focused on social aspects of learners’ anxiety in online cooperative learning. This study purposed to identify learners’ anxiety in online cooperative learning situations, and to develop and validate the online cooperative learning scale (OCLAS). As a result, 13 anxiety statements were identified as items for the OCLAS which includes three sub-scales: computer anxiety, communication anxiety, and online learning anxiety.
Keywords
- Anxiety
- cooperative learning
- computer-mediated communication
- scale development
- online learning
How to Cite
Hiroki Yoshida, Seiji Tani, Tomoko Uchida, Jitsuko Masui, Minori Fukushima, and Akira Nakayama, "Development and Validation of the Online Cooperative Learning Anxiety Scale," International Journal of Information and Education Technology, vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 357-364, 2016. https://doi.org/10.7763/IJIET.2016.V6.714
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Copyright © 2016 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).