ipek, Cemalettin Rize Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi, Turkey , TEKBIYIK, Ahmet Rize Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi, Turkey , URSAVAS, Ömer Faruk Rize Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi, Turkey

Postgraduate Students’ Research Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Computer Attitudes

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This study aims to investigate the research self-efficacy beliefs and computer attitudes of post-graduate students. The correlations between the research self-efficacy beliefs and computer attitudes is also measured and it is tried to found out whether self-efficacy beliefs and computer attitudes differentiate according to gender and post-graduate levels of the students or not. The Research Self-Efficacy Scale (Bieschke and others, 1993) and the General Attitude toward Computer Scale (Rosen and Weil, 1992) were applied to 72 voluntary post-graduate students at the Karadeniz Technical University. The result showed a significant correlation between the research self-efficacy and computer attitudes of the post graduate students. The finding also revealed that the self-efficacy beliefs and computer attitudes differentiate significantly according to post-graduate levels and gender of the post-graduate students.

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Research self , efficacy , Computer attitudes , Post , graduate students

Gaziantep University Journal Of Social Sciences

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