Does the Use of Technology in a Classroom Lesson Change Students Attitudes Towards Learning?
This study investigated the impact of technology in a classroom lesson on students self-efficacy. Forty-two 8 and 9 year old male and female students from 3rd and 4th grade and thirty-six 15 and 16 year old students from 10th grade classrooms participated in this study. A pre-test and post-test was administered to assess students attitudes towards learning as well as computer experience. A focus group assessment of four students for each age group was performed immediately after the interaction. The data was analyzed using quantitative and qualitative methods. While the quantitative data showed no statistical significance between technology and students academic self-efficacy, the qualitative data presented a different conclusion. When technology is utilized properly to support a lesson, it appears that it can increase students self-efficacy. More importantly, there appears to be a link between students technology self-efficacy and their academic self-efficacy. It is possible that tech
