Open AccessA Case Study of Undergraduate Students Computer Self-Efficacy from Rural Areas
Author(s) -
Rajermani Thinakaran,
Rosmah Ali,
Wan Nor Al-Ashekin Wan Husin
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2227-524X
DOI - 10.14419/ijet.v7i3.20.19164
Subject(s) - self efficacy , medical education , psychology , computer literacy , mathematics education , medicine , social psychology
In students’ learning process, self-efficacy plays an important part. In Malaysia, there are a number of researches on students’ self-efficacy. However, none of the studies focuses on undergraduate students’ computer self-efficacy from the rural areas. This article presents a quantitative research on undergraduate students’ perceived computer self-efficacy. A total of 128 first semester undergraduate students participated in the survey, employing a 27-item questionnaire measuring computer self-efficacy. The items were pilot-tested before being administered to the respondents. Outcome of the research show that computer self-efficacy level is high for basic and advanced skills. The result of the research shows that rural community has accepted the ICT as part of their lifestyle.