Poster #33 - Individual and Contextual Factors' Influence on Technology Use for Cognitive Tasks Across Content Areas

• In Event: 81.034 - MTCC Poster Session 20
  In Poster Session: 81.034-6 - Influencing Technology Practice

Abstract

From past research, motivation to learn has consistently been shown to affect achievement, and whether and how students engage in various cognitive tasks. As technology improves, its use to aid in cognitive tasks is appealing, and may differ in various content areas. This study’s goal was to explore how both individual and contextual factors influence students’ use of technology to perform cognitive tasks, and how content area moderates these relationships. Results suggest that goal orientation plays a significant and generally positive role in students’ use of technology for cognitive tasks. Additionally, results suggest that students use technology differently in each content area. Lastly, the association between mastery goal orientation and some aspects of technology use is conditioned on content area.

Authors

• Nathan Andrew Hawk, The Ohio State University

• Vanessa Wanchanit Vongkulluksn, The Ohio State University

• Kui Xie, The Ohio State University