TY - GEN
T1 - Exploring teachers' concerns toward implementing Internet-based learning
T2 - 19th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2011
AU - Lin, Tzung Jin
AU - Lee, Min Hsien
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The purpose of this study was to unveil Taiwanese junior high school teachers' concerns toward the implementation of Internet-based learning with relations to their perceived Internet self-efficacy. The Stages of Concern (SoC) questionnaire and Internet Self-efficacy (ISS) Survey were utilized to assess teachers' current concerns toward Internet-based learning and their Internet self-efficacy, respectively. A total of 243 junior high school (grade 7 to grade 9) teachers in Taiwan were invited to complete the two above-mentioned instruments. The results show that, first, three distinct teacher clusters were found based on their SoC questionnaire scores via k-means clustering analysis. In addition, teachers with higher Internet self-efficacy showed their concerns toward implementing IBL on higher stages. More specifically, teachers who concerned more in the lower stages tended to possess higher basic Internet self-efficacy. However, only those who concerned more in the higher stages showed higher advanced Internet self-efficacy.
AB - The purpose of this study was to unveil Taiwanese junior high school teachers' concerns toward the implementation of Internet-based learning with relations to their perceived Internet self-efficacy. The Stages of Concern (SoC) questionnaire and Internet Self-efficacy (ISS) Survey were utilized to assess teachers' current concerns toward Internet-based learning and their Internet self-efficacy, respectively. A total of 243 junior high school (grade 7 to grade 9) teachers in Taiwan were invited to complete the two above-mentioned instruments. The results show that, first, three distinct teacher clusters were found based on their SoC questionnaire scores via k-means clustering analysis. In addition, teachers with higher Internet self-efficacy showed their concerns toward implementing IBL on higher stages. More specifically, teachers who concerned more in the lower stages tended to possess higher basic Internet self-efficacy. However, only those who concerned more in the higher stages showed higher advanced Internet self-efficacy.
KW - Internet self-efficacy
KW - Internet-based learning
KW - Stages of concern
KW - Teachers
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84860426743
SN - 9786161201883
T3 - Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2011
SP - 618
EP - 622
BT - Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2011
Y2 - 28 November 2011 through 2 December 2011
ER -