Adult learners attitudes toward web-based professional development and Internet self-efficacy in Taiwan

Yu Fang Yang; Silvia Wen Yu Lee

Adult learners attitudes toward web-based professional development and Internet self-efficacy in Taiwan

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate adult learners' Internet self-efficacy and attitudes toward web-based professional development. The sample consisted of 228 volunteer adult learners from a college in middle Taiwan. Two instruments, Internet self-efficacy (ISS) and attitudes toward web-based professional development (AWPD), were implemented for the investigation in this study. The results showed that the two instruments used revealed high reliability. The adult -efficacy was positively related to their attitudes toward web-based professional development. In addition, adult learners of different ages or Internet experiences would express different attitudes toward web-based professional development.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2011
Pages	605-612
Number of pages	8
Publication status	Published - 2011
Externally published	Yes
Event	19th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2011 - Chiang Mai, Thailand Duration: 2011 Nov 28 → 2011 Dec 2

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2011

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Other	19th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2011
Country/Territory	Thailand
City	Chiang Mai
Period	2011/11/28 → 2011/12/02

Keywords

Adult learners
Attitudes
Internet self-efficacy
Web-based professional development

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Education

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Adult learners attitudes toward web-based professional development and Internet self-efficacy in Taiwan. / Yang, Yu Fang; Lee, Silvia Wen Yu.
Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2011. 2011. p. 605-612 (Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2011).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Yang, YF & Lee, SWY 2011, Adult learners attitudes toward web-based professional development and Internet self-efficacy in Taiwan. in Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2011. Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2011, pp. 605-612, 19th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2011, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2011/11/28.

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