The Relationship between Computer Anxiety and Computer Self-Efficacy

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Title: The Relationship between Computer Anxiety and Computer Self-Efficacy
Language: English
Authors: Simsek, Ali
Source: Online Submission. 2011 2(3):177-187.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 11
Publication Date: 2011
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Elementary Secondary Education
Secondary Education
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
Geographic Terms: Turkey
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Computer Anxiety Scale
Abstract: 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.)
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 29
Entry Date: 2013
Accession Number: ED542215
Database: ERIC
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Abstract: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.)