Effects of an Educational Computing Course on Preservice and Inservice Teachers

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2000-07-01

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Yıldırım, İbrahim Soner

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This study examined the changes in preservice and inservice teachers’ attitudes toward computers following their participation in an educational computing class, and it explored the factors that contributed to their computer use. The study used data from 114 preservice and inservice teachers (83 female, 31 male) who attended a university in southern California. Results of doubly multivariate repeated measures indicated that teachers’ attitudes (anxiety, confidence, and liking) significantly improved after the computer literacy course. The follow-up study indicated that teachers’ prior computer experience shaped their expectations of the course. Teachers reported that having a home computer, a professor’s willingness to teach, and the current use of technology in the schools at which they work also influenced their attitudes toward and use of computers.

Subject Keywords

Attitudes toward computers, Preservice and inservice teacher education, Preservice technology training

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/43933

Journal

Journal of Research on Computing in Education

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https://doi.org/10.1080/08886504.2000.10782293

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Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology, Article

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İ. S. Yıldırım, “Effects of an Educational Computing Course on Preservice and Inservice Teachers,” Journal of Research on Computing in Education, pp. 479–495, 2000, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/43933.