Does computer confidence relate to levels of achievement in ICT-enriched learning models?
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Paper/Presentation Title | Does computer confidence relate to levels of achievement in ICT-enriched learning models? |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | |
Author | Cretchley, P. |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 8th IFIP World Conference on Computers in Education (WCCE 2005) |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Year | 2005 |
Place of Publication | South Africa |
ISBN | 1920017119 |
Conference/Event | 8th IFIP World Conference on Computers in Education (WCCE 2005): 40 Years of Computers in Education: What Works? |
Event Details | 8th IFIP World Conference on Computers in Education (WCCE 2005): 40 Years of Computers in Education: What Works? Event Date 04 to end of 07 Jul 2005 Event Location Stellenbosch, South Africa |
Abstract | Employer expectations have changed: university students are expected to graduate with computer competencies appropriate for their field. Educators are also harnessing technology as a medium for learning in the belief that information and communication technologies (ICT's) can enliven and motivate learning across a wide range of disciplines. Alongside developing students' computer skills and introducing them to the use of professional software, educators are also harnessing professional and scientific packages for learning in some disciplines. As the educational use of information and communication technologies increases dramatically, questions arise about the effects on learners. While the use of computers for delivery, support, and communication, is generally easy and unthreatening, higher-level use may pose a barrier to learning for those who lack confidence or experience. Computer confidence may mediate in how well students perform in learning environments that require interaction with computers. This paper examines the role played by computer confidence (or computer self-efficacy) in a technology-enriched science and engineering mathematics course in an Australian university. Findings revealed that careful and appropriate use of professional software did indeed enliven learning for the majority of students. However, computer confidence occupied a very different dimension to mathematics confidence: and was not a predictor of achievement in the mathematics tasks, not even those requiring use of technology. Moreover, despite careful and nurturing support for use of the software, students with low computer confidence levels felt threatened and disadvantaged by computer laboratory tasks. The educational implications of these findings are discussed with regard to teaching and assessment, in particular. The TCAT scales used to measure technology attitudes, computer confidence/self-efficacy and mathematics confidence are included in an Appendix. Well-established, reliable, internally consistent, they may be useful to other researchers. The development of the computer confidence scale is outlined, and guidelines are offered for the design of other discipline-specific confidence/self-efficacy scales appropriate for use alongside the computer confidence scale. |
Keywords | achievement; computer attitudes; learning; scales |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 460806. Human-computer interaction |
390405. Educational technology and computing | |
390409. Learning sciences | |
Public Notes | This conference paper was also published as an article #1766. |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Mathematics and Computing |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q04zv/does-computer-confidence-relate-to-levels-of-achievement-in-ict-enriched-learning-models
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