Enhancing Self-Efficacy for Computer Technologies through the Use of Positive Classroom Experiences.

Ertmer, Peggy A.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ493374

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Enhancing Self-Efficacy for Computer Technologies through the Use of Positive Classroom Experiences.

Ertmer, Peggy A.; And Others

Educational Technology Research and Development, v42 n3 p45-62 1994

Describes a study of undergraduates completing electronic mail and word processing tasks that investigated the effects of experience on attitudes toward computers and judgment of confidence, or self-efficacy. Use of the Computer Technologies Survey is discussed, and treatment of experimental and control groups is described. Survey instrument and results are included. (27 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Instruction, Correlation, Electronic Mail, Higher Education, Multivariate Analysis, Pretests Posttests, Prior Learning, Self Efficacy, Student Attitudes, Surveys, Time on Task, Undergraduate Students, Word Processing

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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