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2014 » Papers » Volume 2 » Online Technologies Self-Efficacy Perception of Online Learners 1. ONLINE TECHNOLOGIES SELF-EFFICACY PERCEPTION OF ONLINE LEARNERS Authors: Iscioglu Ersun Volume 2 | DOI: 10.12753/2066-026X-14-094 | Pages: 265-270 | Download PDF | Abstract
The interest in online environments, and consequently the importance of such environments in efficiency and quality, is increasing significantly day by day. The increase in the number of courses and students in online environments has automatically given rise to more usage and reference of such environments. As distance education becomes more and more widespread, this new technology turns out to become an indispensable part of everyday life of students. However researches over the state of readiness of students for this kind of education and the extent of their profit from such technologies are of great significance to get the picture of the quality and efficiency of such environments. Bandura (1986) defined perceived self-efficacy as "...people's judgements of their capabilities to organize and execute courses of action required to attain designated type of performances" (p.391).
This study, designed as a descriptive research, focuses mainly investigate on perception of online technologies self-efficacy of the post graduate students who continue their education distantly (electronically). The answer of the question: "What is the level of Online Technologies Self-efficacy of Online Learners? was sought for in order to reach the purpose of the study. Data used in the study have been collected using the "Online Technologies Self-Efficacy Scale" (OTSES) developed by Miltiadou and Yu (2000) and "Demographic Questionnaire". All the students taking part in three different post-graduate (master) programmes in distance learning methods at Eastern Mediterranean University constituted the working group of the study. The outcomes of the study have been analysed using descriptive statistical methods. | Keywords
Online Technologies Self-Efficacy Perception, Online Learning, Perception |
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