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Publication Date: 2014-Apr
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The Relationship between Attitudes of Prospective Physical Education Teachers towards Education Technologies and Computer Self-Efficacy Beliefs
Kalemoglu Varol, Yaprak
Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, v13 n2 p157-167 Apr 2014
The aim of research is to investigate the relationship between attitudes of prospective physical education teacher towards education technologies and their computer self-efficacy beliefs. Relational research method has been used in the study. Study group consists of 337 prospective physical education teachers ("M"[subscript age] = 21.57 ± 1.72) in total, as 169 girl (50.1%) and 168 male (49.9%) students who get their education in the physical education department of four university. As tool of collecting data, "Technology Attitude Scale" and "Computer Self-Efficacy Belief Scale" have been used. In analysis, deductional statistics such as t-test belong to arithmetic mean differences, one-way analysis of variance, and correlation and regression analysis in independent groups alongside descriptive statistics. In research, it has been specified that attitudes towards education technologies has a medium level effect in on self-efficacy belief. It has also been seen that variables which constitute the sub-dimension of attitude towards technology explained 11% of total variance. In addition, it has been established that attitudes of prospective physical education teacher towards education technologies and their computer self-efficacy beliefs are in high level. While it has not been seen a meaningful difference in attitude towards technology depending on level of using computer and gender, it has been seen a meaningful difference according to having computer and class. On the other hand, it has not been seen a meaningful depending on gender in belief of computer self-sufficiency, it has been meaningful differences according to having computer variables and computer using level.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Physical Education Teachers, Self Efficacy, Beliefs, Educational Technology, Computer Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Likert Scales, Gender Differences, Grade Point Average, Access to Computers, Correlation, Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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