ERIC Number: EJ1085024
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 12
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Assessing the Dimensionality of Computer Self-Efficacy among Pre-Service Teachers in Singapore: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
Teo, Timothy; Koh, Joyce Hwee Ling
International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, v6 n3 p7-18 2010
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.
Descriptors: 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
International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology. University of the West Indies Open Campus, Dave Hill, St. Michael BB11000, Barbados. Tel: 868-663-9021; Fax: 868-645-9741; Web site: http://ijedict.dec.uwi.edu/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Singapore
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