The Computer Anxiety Scale (CAS) is a measure of perceptions by students of their anxiety in different situations related to computers. Involving 225 college students, this study examines the reliability and factorial validity of the CAS. The data suggest that the CAS is an effective and reliable means of measuring student anxiety toward computers.
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