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Correlates of Computing Confidence among Teachers in an International Setting.
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Yaghi, Hussein M.; Ghaith, Ghazi M. – Computers in the Schools, 2002
Discussion of the role of teachers' confidence in using computers in the successful implementation of information technology in education focuses on a study that investigated common factors that could be used as indicators of computing confidence among a group of teachers who work in schools that use computers in their educational programs in…
Descriptors: Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Correlation, Educational Technology
Critical Thinking Ability and Prior Experience as Predictors of Reduced Computer Aversion.
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Hadfield, Oakley D.; Maddux, Cleborne D.; Love, Glendel D. – Computers in the Schools, 1997
Describes a study that examined potential predictor variables and their relationship to computer aversion among preservice teachers. It was hypothesized that prior experience, ownership of a personal computer, and critical thinking ability would be negatively related to computer aversion, and that an introductory computer literacy course would…
Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Computer Uses in Education
Personality Characteristics of Junior High School Students Successful with Computers.
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Lutz, John; And Others – Computers in the Schools, 1988
Describes study conducted to identify some of the characteristics of junior high school students who become successful computer users. The three measures used to test students are explained--the High School Personality Questionnaire (HSPQ), the Intellectual Achievement Responsibility Questionnaire (IARS), and a computer literacy test--and results…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Use, Correlation, Discriminant Analysis
Self-Efficacy Expectations as a Predictor of Computer Use: A Look at Early Childhood Administrators.
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Jorde-Bloom, Paula – Computers in the Schools, 1988
Discussion of self-efficacy as a predictor of acceptance of innovative practices focuses on a study of early childhood administrators in Illinois and their use of microcomputers for administrative and instructional purposes. Dependent and independent variables are described, including gender differences, attitudes about computer technology, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adoption (Ideas), Computer Uses in Education, Correlation