Assessing the Dimensionality of Computer Self-Efficacy among Pre-Service Teachers in Singapore: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Autor/inn/en	Teo, Timothy; Koh, Joyce Hwee Ling
Titel	Assessing the Dimensionality of Computer Self-Efficacy among Pre-Service Teachers in Singapore: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 6 (2010) 3, S.7-18 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1814-0556
Schlagwörter	Computer Literacy; Self Efficacy; Preservice Teachers; Structural Equation Models; Foreign Countries; Factor Analysis; Reliability; Technological Literacy; Questionnaires; Graduate Students; Teaching Methods; Validity; Statistical Analysis; Technology Integration; Information Technology; Educational Technology; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computerkenntnisse; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Ausland; Faktorenanalyse; Reliabilität; Technisches Wissen; Fragebogen; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Gültigkeit; Statistische Analyse; Informationstechnologie; Unterrichtsmedien; Singapur
Abstract	This study examines the computer self-efficacy among pre-service teachers (N = 708) at a teacher training institute in Singapore. Data were collected through self-reported ratings on a 7-point Likert-type scale. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was performed on an initial sample (N = 354) and the result revealed that pre-service teachers' computer self-efficacy was explained by three factors: Basic Computer Skills (BCS), Media-Related Skills (MRS), and Web-Based Skills (WBS). Using a separate sample (N = 354), a confirmatory factor analysis was performed and this supported the three-factor structure from the initial EFA. A comparison of alternative models revealed that the correlated three-factor and second-order (three-factor) models had the best fits; and were adequate representations of pre-service teachers' computer self-efficacy. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01