The Change of Preservice Teachers' Computer Attitudes and Confidence as a Function of Time
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Meng-Fen Lin, Kai-Ju Hsieh, Melissa Pierson, University of Houston, United States
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in Atlanta, GA, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-52-5 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA
Abstract
This study examined the changes in preservice teachers' attitudes toward computers and confidence in educational use of computers during throughout a three-course sequence of educational technology. Preliminary results indicated that preservice teachers had positive attitudes toward technology. Statistically significant differences were found on three factors on perceived confidence in technology usability. This result could help confirm our hypothesis that technology adoption takes time. However, no conclusive evidence could be obtained from this research due to various extraneous events.
Citation
Lin, M.F., Hsieh, K.J. & Pierson, M. (2004). The Change of Preservice Teachers' Computer Attitudes and Confidence as a Function of Time. In R. Ferdig, C. Crawford, R. Carlsen, N. Davis, J. Price, R. Weber & D. Willis (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 2004--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 2396-2399). Atlanta, GA, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 19, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/14808/.
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