Computer skills instruction for pre-service teachers: A comparison of three instructional approaches

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2392-2400

  Koh, Joyce Hwee Ling ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Computer self efficacy; Computer skills instruction; Teacher education; Technology integration

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL MODELING; COMPUTER SELF-EFFICACY; COMPUTER SKILL; COMPUTER SKILLS INSTRUCTION; CONTENT ANALYSIS; EFFECT SIZE; INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY; MASTERY EXPERIENCES; PRE-SERVICE TEACHER; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENT SURVEYS; TEACHER EDUCATION; TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION;

INTEGRATION; TEACHING; TECHNOLOGY; VIDEO RECORDING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 80052792200     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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