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Publication Date: 2019-Dec
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Exploring the Relationship between African American Adult Learners' Computer, Internet, and Academic Self-Efficacy, and Attitude Variables in Technology-Supported Environments
Kuo, Yu-Chun; Belland, Brian R.
Journal of Computing in Higher Education, v31 n3 p626-642 Dec 2019
This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between African American adult students' computer, Internet, and academic self-efficacy, and their attitudes toward computers, in technology-supported environments. The study examined whether computer and Internet self-efficacy differed between students with high and low levels of user attitude and computer anxiety. Correlations between academic self-efficacy and computer and Internet self-efficacy were also explored. Participants included adult students who were enrolled in face-to-face and online courses at a university in the southern United States. Quantitative approaches (i.e., MANOVA, correlation, and regression) were used to analyze the collected data. Results indicated that adult students showed a higher level of confidence in performing basic computer or software skills and Internet browsing actions in comparison to advanced computer skills or Internet tasks (e.g., tasks related to encrypting/decrypting and system manipulation). Computer and Internet self-efficacy significantly differed between learners with high and low levels of attitudes toward computers. Positive correlations were found between computer self-efficacy, Internet self-efficacy, and academic self-efficacy. Both computer self-efficacy and Internet self-efficacy were significant predictors of academic self-efficacy.
Descriptors: African American Students, Adult Students, Self Efficacy, Technological Literacy, Internet, Academic Ability, Computer Literacy, Computer Attitudes, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Anxiety, Correlation, Online Courses, Higher Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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