A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TECHNOLOGY SELF-EFFICACY, DIGITAL ANXIETY, AND LEARNING PREFERENCES AMONG GRADUATE LEVEL STUDENTS
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technology self-efficacy, digital anxiety, learning preferences, mediation analysis, graduate students.
Abstract
This mixed-methods study examines technology self-efficacy, digital anxiety, and learning preferences among 200 graduate students in Muzaffarnagar. Survey data (n=180) tested four hypotheses through regression and mediation analysis, supported by interviews (n=20). All hypotheses confirmed: self-efficacy negatively predicted anxiety (β=-.62, p<.001), visual learners showed superior adaptation (η²=.21), and self-efficacy mediated style-anxiety relationships (indirect effect=.28). High self-efficacy students (42%) averaged 2.1x greater platform engagement despite infrastructure parity.
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Dr. Neeraj Kumar
Principal Tridev College of Education, Muzaffarnagar
