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Aut"or, F' (-../(' Effe0t1 of 0la11roo$ te1t%n+ *y $%0ro0o$,uter' Journal of ABCDE, 99(2(, 23-2'
o Pro*le$
M%0ro0o$,uter1 are *e%n+ u1e for a #ar%ety of ,ur,o1e1, *ut re1ear0" a*out t"e%r %n1tru0t%onal
effe0t%#ene11 la+1 *e"%n ao,t%on rate1 for t"e te0"nolo+y' Furt"er, t"ere %1 a l%$%te re1ear0" *a1e
a*out t"e effe0t1 of $%0ro0o$,uter1 %n #o0at%onal a+r%0ulture on learn%n+ %n t"e affe0t%#e, 0o+n%t%#e,
an ,1y0"o$otor o$a%n1' T"e re1ear0" *a1e %1 e#en $ore 1"allo& &"en effe0t1 of te1t%n+ 1tuent1 *y
0o$,uter te0"nolo+y are e4,lore'
Co$$ent1: T"e ,ro*le$ 1tate$ent1 a+ree &%t" t"e t%tle an 1ee$e to *e of eu0at%onal 1%+n%f%0an0e'
T"e ,ro*le$ &a1 not 0learly #%1%*le to t"e a#era+e reaer, an %t re5u%re 1e#eral rea%n+1 to e1ta*l%1"
&"y t"e re1ear0"er1 felt t"%1 1tuy neee to *e one' It &a1 l%$%te to t"e re1ear0"er1! 0a,a*%l%t%e1 an
re1our0e1'
o Re#%e& of L%terature
o T"e aut"or 0%te no 0lear re#%e& of l%terature6 "o&e#er, 1e#eral a,,ro,r%ate referen0e1 &ere u1e %n t"e
%ntrou0t%on 1e0t%on' T"e1e 1tate$ent1 0ontr%*ute to t"e o#erall uner1tan%n+ of t"e 1u*7e0t an to
t"e rea1on%n+ for e1ta*l%1"%n+ t"e ,ro*le$ 1tate$ent' 8u++e1te 1e0t%on t%tle1 &oul "a#e *een: (-(
0o$,eten0%e1 #o0at%onal eu0at%on tea0"er1 nee to u1e 0o$,uter te0"nolo+y effe0t%#ely6 (9( effe0t1 of
$%0ro0o$,uter1 on learn%n+6 an (:( effe0t1 of te1t%n+ 1tuent1 *y $%0ro0o$,uter'
o ;y,ot"e1%1
T"%1 re1ear0" te1te "y,ot"e1e1 a*out "o& effe0t%#ely $%0ro0o$,uter1 0oul *e u1e to a$%n%1ter an
o*7e0t%#e 0la11roo$ te1t to 1tuent1 &"o "a 1tu%e an u1e 0o$,uter te0"nolo+y'
Co$$ent1: T"e ,ur,o1e &a1 0learly an 0on0%1ely 1tate an a+ree &%t" t"e t%tle' It &a1 l%$%te to t"e
re1ear0"er1! 0a,a*%l%t%e1 an re1our0e1'
o O*7e0t%#e1
8,e0%f%0ally, t"e 1tuy 1ou+"t to eter$%ne: (a( t"e effe0t ta<%n+ an o*7e0t%#e f%nal e4a$%nat%on *y
$%0ro0o$,uter &oul "a#e u,on 1tuent 0o+n%t%#e ,erfor$an0e6 (*( t"e effe0t t"%1 $et"o of te1t%n+
&oul "a#e on 1tuent att%tue a*out 0o$,uter1 %$$e%ately after t"e e4a$%nat%on6 an (0( &"et"er
t"%1 $et"o of te1t%n+ &oul re5u%re $ore t%$e t"an 0on#ent%onal ,a,er an ,en0%l te1t%n+ ,ro0eure'
Co$$ent: T"e aut"or!1 o*7e0t%#e1 &ere an1&era*le, an t"ey 0"o1e to o*ta%n t"e$ *y te1t%n+ null
"y,ot"e1e1' T"e1e "y,ot"e1e1 &ere te1ta*le an 1er#e to "el, e4,la%n t"e ,ro*le$'
o Met"oolo+y
T"e treat$ent follo&e t"e ,o1t3te1t only 0ontrol +rou, e1%+n6 0on1e5uently, t"e 1tuy %n#ol#e t&o
re,l%0at%on1' )ot" re,l%0at%on1 &ere 0onu0te ur%n+ a No1tate 8tate Un%#er1%ty 0our1e' A t&o 1ta+e
rano$ a11%+n$ent &a1 u1e %n a11%+n%n+ +rou,1 an treat$ent1' T"e t"ree e,enent #ar%a*le1
$ea1ure %n t"%1 1tuy &ere: (a( $%nute1 to 0o$,lete t"e te1t6 (*( 10ore on t"e te1t6 an (0( 10ore on t"e
att%tue1 a*out 0o$,uter1'
Co$$ent1: T"e $et"o1 u1e to +at"er t"e ata for t"%1 art%0le &ere 0learly e4,la%ne' T"e
%n1tru$ent1 an e#elo,$ent &ere e4,la%ne, an t"e rel%a*%l%ty 0oeff%0%ent1 of all ,o11%*le te1t1 &ere
+%#en' T"e ,o,ulat%on u1e &a1 ae5uate' No %10u11%on of t"e 1tat%1t%0al te0"n%5ue1 &a1 +%#en %n t"%1
,art%0ular 1e0t%on'
o F%n%n+1
Per1onal ata *y treat$ent an 0ontrol +rou, &a1 ,ro#%e %n ta*le for$ an e4,la%ne &%t" a 1"ort
narrat%#e'
;y,ot"e1%1 one: A one &ay analy1%1 of 0o#ar%an0e re#eale t"at t"e t&o +rou,1 &ere not 1%+n%f%0antly
%fferent %n ter$1 of t"e%r 10ore1 on t"e := %te$ f%nal e4a$%nat%on'
;y,ot"e1%1 t&o: T"e $ean att%tu%nal 10ore1 of t"e t&o +rou,1 &ere ,o1%t%#e %n *ot" re,l%0at%on1, an
t"ere &a1 no 1%+n%f%0ant %fferen0e %n t"e t&o +rou,1! att%tue1 a*out 0o$,uter1'
;y,ot"e1%1 t"ree: T"ere &a1 a 1%+n%f%0ant %fferen0e %n $%nute1 re5u%re to 0o$,lete t"e e4a$ %n
re,l%0at%on one6 "o&e#er, t"ere &a1 no 1%+n%f%0ant %fferen0e %n re,l%0at%on t&o'
Co$$ent1: T"e f%n%n+1 &ere &ell or+an%>e, 1e0t%one, an re,orte o*7e0t%#ely' T"e ta*le1 &ere
&ell or+an%>e *ut, ue to t"e %ff%0ulty of t"e 1tat%1t%0al te1t1 e$,loye, &oul not 1tan alone to t"e
a#era+e reaer'
o 8u$$ary
T"ere &a1 no 1u$$ary +%#en'
o Con0lu1%on1
Con0lu1%on1 an %$,l%0at%on1 &ere for$ulate &%t" t"e <no&le+e t"at 1u*7e0t1 for t"%1 1tuy u1e
$%0rote0"nolo+y e4ten1%#ely ur%n+ a 0o$,uter a,,l%0at%on1 0our1e' In t"%1 %n#e1t%+at%on, f%nal
e4a$%nat%on 10ore1 &ere %ne,enent of t"e $et"o of te1t%n+' T"e $et"o of te1t%n+ &a1 not a
eter$%nant of "o& 1tuent1 felt a*out 0o$,uter1' 8%n0e t%$e re5u%re &a1 not 0on1%1tent o#er t"e t&o
re,l%0at%on1, t"e $et"o1 of te1t%n+ a1 &ell a1 ot"er fa0tor1 a,,ear to %nfluen0e t"e t%$e re5u%re$ent1
of te1t 0o$,let%on'
Co$$ent1: T"e 0on0lu1%on1 &ere *a1e on t"e f%n%n+1 an lo+%0ally 1tate'

o Re0o$$enat%on1
?A%t%onal re1ear0" %1 neee %n ot"er 0la11roo$ 1ett%n+1 to 1ee %f 0on1%1tent f%n%n+1 a*out 0o+n%t%#e
,erfor$an0e1, t%$e re5u%re$ent1, an att%tue are a0"%e#e'?
Co$$ent1: T"e re0o$$enat%on1 &ere l%$%te to a 0all for a%t%onal re1ear0" %n t"e area'
o O#erall Cr%t%5ue
T"%1 &a1 a #ery %n3e,t" re1ear0" ,ro7e0t, ,art%0ularly for a 7ournal art%0le' For t"e $o1t ,art, %t &a1
&ell &r%tten an &ell or+an%>e' T"ere &a1 a ef%n%te nee for a 1"ort re#%e& of l%terature to e#elo,
t"e 1%tuat%on' T"e art%0le % +et a l%ttle 0o$,l%0ate %n t"e re,ort%n+ of ata ue to t"e 0o$,l%0ate
1tat%1t%0al ,ro0eure1 u1e' O#erall, %t &a1 a #ery %ntere1t%n+, 1%+n%f%0ant 0ontr%*ut%on to t"e f%el of
re1ear0"'