ERIC Number: ED542215
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2011
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The Relationship between Computer Anxiety and Computer Self-Efficacy
Simsek, Ali
Online Submission, Contemporary Educational Technology v2 n3 p177-187 2011
This study examined the relationship between computer anxiety and computer self-efficacy of students and teachers in elementary and secondary schools. The sample included a total of 845 subjects from two private school systems in Turkey. The Oetting's Computer Anxiety Scale was used to measure computer anxiety whereas the Murphy's Computer Self-Efficacy Scale was used to measure computer self-efficacy of subjects. The results demonstrated that elementary students were less-anxious than secondary students; males had lower anxiety scores than females; and the difference between anxiety scores of students and teachers was not significant. However, students had higher self-efficacy scores than their teachers; elementary students were more self-efficient than secondary students; and males had higher computer self-efficacy scores than females. The correlation between the variables of computer anxiety and computer self-efficacy was moderate, negative, and significant. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Computer Attitudes, Correlation, Females, Self Efficacy, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Teachers, Anxiety, Males, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Private Schools, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Computer Use, Computer Literacy, Computer Mediated Communication, Student Attitudes, Statistical Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Predictor Variables
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Computer Anxiety Scale
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