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Are K-12 Teachers Ready for E-Learning?
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Polat, Elif; Hopcan, Sinan; Yahs, Ömer – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022
Readiness is important for the success of the e-learning process. The purpose of this study was twofold: to develop a scale to measure K-12 teachers' e-learning readiness, and to examine their readiness to teach online. The participants were 3,295 K-12 teachers working in Izmir, Turkey. First EFA, then CFA-SEM was performed. Additionally,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Readiness, Electronic Learning
Gender Differences in Computer and Information Literacy: An Exploration of the Performances of Girls and Boys in ICILS 2013
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Punter, R. Annemiek; Meelissen, Martina R. M.; Glas, Cees A. W. – European Educational Research Journal, 2017
IEA's International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS) 2013 showed that in the majority of the participating countries, 14-year-old girls outperformed boys in computer and information literacy (CIL): results that seem to contrast with the common view of boys having better computer skills. This study used the ICILS data to explore…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Factor Analysis, Information Literacy, Computer Literacy
Computer Proficiency for Online Learning: Factorial Invariance of Scores among Teachers
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Martin, Amy L.; Reeves, Todd D.; Smith, Thomas J.; Walker, David A. – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2016
Online learning is variously employed in K-12 education, including for teacher professional development. However, the use of computer-based technologies for learning purposes assumes learner computer proficiency, making this construct an important domain of procedural knowledge in formal and informal online learning contexts. Addressing this…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
The Relation between Teachers' Emphasis on the Development of Students' Digital Information and Communication Skills and Computer Self-Efficacy: The Moderating Roles of Age and Gender
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Siddiq, Fazilat; Scherer, Ronny – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2016
Teachers' integration of information and communication technology (ICT) has been widely studied, given that digital competence is considered to be a crucial outcome of twenty first century education. In this context, research highlighted teachers' computer self-efficacy (CSE) as one of the most important determinants of their ICT integration into…
Descriptors: Correlation, Technological Literacy, Technology Integration, Information Technology
Determinants of Computer Utilization by Extension Personnel: A Structural Equations Approach
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Sivakumar, Paramasivan Sethuraman; Parasar, Bibudha; Das, Raghu Nath; Anantharaman, Mathevanpillai – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2014
Purpose: Information technology (IT) has tremendous potential for fostering grassroots development and the Indian government has created various capital-intensive computer networks to promote agricultural development. However, research studies have shown that information technology investments are not always translated into productivity gains due…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Computer Networks, Agriculture
The Designing of CALM (Computer Anxiety and Learning Measure): Validation of a Multidimensional Measure of Anxiety and Cognitions Relating to Adult Learning of Computing Skills Using Structural Equation Modeling.
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McInerney, Valentina; Marsh, Herbert W.; McInerney, Dennis M. – 1998
This paper discusses the process through which a powerful multidimensional measure of affect and cognition in relation to adult learning of computing skills was derived from its early theoretical stages to its validation using structural equation modeling. The discussion emphasizes the importance of ensuring a strong substantive base from which to…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Processes, Computer Anxiety, Computer Literacy
Computer Confidence: A Factorial Model for the Prediction of Success in an Introductory Computer Class for Preservice Teachers.
Poage, Julie A. – 1991
As education students are faced with the inevitable arrival of computers in classrooms they experience a number of obstacles preventing success in introductory computer classes. The basis for this study suggests that the overwhelming factor contributing to success in such a class is confidence. One hundred fourteen undergraduate education students…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Correlation, Education Majors, Elementary Secondary Education