Increasing Preservice Teachers' Self-Efficacy Beliefs for Technology Integration

• Published in: Journal of research on technology in education Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 231 - 250
• Main Authors: Wang, Ling, Ertmer, Peggy A., Newby, Timothy J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Eugene Routledge 01.03.2004; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Classrooms; Computer literacy; Computer use; Cooperating Teachers; Design; Education; Educational technology; Goal setting; Integration; Investigations; Learning; Longitudinal Studies; Preservice teachers; Research design; Self Efficacy; Student teachers; Teacher Educators; Teaching; Technology; technology integration; vicarious learning experiences

This study was designed to explore how vicarious learning experiences and goal setting influence preservice teachers' self-efficacy for integrating technology into the classroom. Two hundred and eighty students, enrolled in an introductory educational technology course at a large Midwestern uni...