Effective Experiences: A Social Cognitive Analysis of Young Students' Technology Self-Efficacy and STEM Attitudes.

Autor/inn/en	Huang, Kuo-Ting; Ball, Christopher; Cotten, Shelia R.; O'Neal, LaToya
Titel	Effective Experiences: A Social Cognitive Analysis of Young Students' Technology Self-Efficacy and STEM Attitudes.
Quelle	In: Social Inclusion, 8 (2020) 2, S. 213-221 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2183-2803
DOI	10.17645/si.v8i2.2612
Schlagwörter	Kognitive Lerntheorie; Wahrnehmung; Digitale Medien; Medienkompetenz; Schüler; Lernen; Computer; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Naturwissenschaften; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht
Abstract	The development of computer skills, as well as computer self-efficacy, has increased in importance along with the role of technology in everyday life. Childhood is a critical time for the development of these skills since early inequalities may substantially impact future life outcomes. In a context of a computing intervention designed to improve digital inclusion, we hypothesize that students' enactive learning experience (conceptualized as their computer usage) and their vicarious learning experience (conceptualized as their perception of their teacher's computer usage) are associated with the development of perceived technology efficacy and STEM (Science, Technology, Education, and Math) attitudes. Data are from a sample of elementary school students from an urban school district in the Southeastern United States. The results show that both their direct experiences and their perception of their teacher's computer usage have strong impacts on students' technology efficacy and STEM attitudes, and the former is the stronger predictor of the outcomes examined. The findings suggest that programs aiming to improve digital inclusion should emphasize students' direct learning experience, which would later improve their attitude toward STEM fields.
Erfasst von	GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften, Mannheim
Update	2021/2