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标题：Assessing the dimensionality of computer self-efficacy among pre-service teachers in Singapore: A structural equation modeling approach
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作者：Timothy Teo ; Joyce Hwee Ling Koh
期刊名称：International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology
电子版ISSN：1814-0556
出版年度：2010
卷号：6
期号：3
页码：7-18
出版社：University of the West Indies
摘要：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.
关键词：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.