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Title: The Exploration of Elementary School Teachers' Internet Self-Efficacy and Information Commitments: A Study in Taiwan
Language: English
Authors: Wu, Ying-Tien, Wang, Li-Jen
Source: Educational Technology & Society. 2015 18(1):211-222.
Availability: International Forum of Educational Technology & Society. Athabasca University, School of Computing & Information Systems, 1 University Drive, Athabasca, AB T9S 3A3, Canada. Tel: 780-675-6812; Fax: 780-675-6973; Web site: http://www.ifets.info
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 2015
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Internet, Self Efficacy, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Attitudes, Factor Analysis, Technology Uses in Education, Correlation, Structural Equation Models, Technology Integration, Teacher Surveys, Likert Scales, Technological Literacy
Geographic Terms: Taiwan
ISSN: 1436-4522
Abstract: This study aimed to explore teachers' Internet self-efficacy and information commitments. More importantly, this study also attempted to identify possible factors that affect the teachers' Internet self-efficacy. The participants were 301 elementary school teachers. In this study, the Internet Self-efficacy Survey (ISS) and the Information Commitments Survey (ICS) were used. Through both exploration factor analyses (EFA) and confirmatory factor analyses (CFA), this study reconfirmed the validity and reliability of the two instruments. This study revealed that the teachers, in general, expressed satisfactory Internet self-efficacy and relatively tended to use advanced information commitments. The correlational analyses revealed that the teachers' information commitments were significantly correlated with their Internet self-efficacy (p < 0.05). In order to examine if the teachers' information commitments were influential factors for their Internet self-efficacy, a series of structural equation modeling (SEM) analyses was conducted. The SEM analyses further confirmed that the teachers' information commitments were significant factors affecting their Internet self-efficacy. The finding above was then discussed based on Bandura's self-efficacy theory. Also, some important implications on educational practices and future research were discussed.
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Number of References: 31
Entry Date: 2015
Access URL: https://www.ifets.info
Accession Number: EJ1062499
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