TY - JOUR
T1 - Teachers' attitudes toward web-based professional development, with relation to Internet self-efficacy and beliefs about web-based learning
AU - Kao, Chia Pin
AU - Tsai, Chin Chung
PY - 2009/8/1
Y1 - 2009/8/1
N2 - This study was conducted to explore the relationships between teachers' Internet self-efficacy, beliefs about web-based learning and attitudes toward web-based professional development. The sample of this study included 421 teachers, coming from 20 elementary schools in Taiwan. The three instruments used to assess teachers' Internet self-efficacy (ISS), beliefs about web-based learning (BWL), and attitudes toward web-based professional development (AWPD) revealed high reliability. In this study, the results supported that teachers' Internet self-efficacy and beliefs about web-based learning were important predictors of their attitudes toward web-based professional development. The belief for the positive consequences of web-based learning is very important for the favorable attitudes toward web-based professional development.
AB - This study was conducted to explore the relationships between teachers' Internet self-efficacy, beliefs about web-based learning and attitudes toward web-based professional development. The sample of this study included 421 teachers, coming from 20 elementary schools in Taiwan. The three instruments used to assess teachers' Internet self-efficacy (ISS), beliefs about web-based learning (BWL), and attitudes toward web-based professional development (AWPD) revealed high reliability. In this study, the results supported that teachers' Internet self-efficacy and beliefs about web-based learning were important predictors of their attitudes toward web-based professional development. The belief for the positive consequences of web-based learning is very important for the favorable attitudes toward web-based professional development.
KW - Adult learning
KW - Improving classroom teaching
KW - Lifelong learning
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U2 - 10.1016/j.compedu.2008.12.019
DO - 10.1016/j.compedu.2008.12.019
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:64649106422
VL - 53
SP - 66
EP - 73
JO - Computers and Education
JF - Computers and Education
SN - 0360-1315
IS - 1
ER -