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Saturday, February 07, 2004
Do They Know What They Think They Know? - Robert Vos and Paul A. Rendulic, techLearning
When informally observing students perform various computer operations and applications, there appears to be discrepancy between their ability to perform specific applications and their personal assessment of their computer proficiency. In case after case, the presenters have observed students performing at a much higher level of competency on specific computer functions and applications, such as word processing, than the level for which these same students give themselves credit. A formal assessment comparing undergraduate students' perceptions of their overall level of computer efficacy and their perceived ability to perform specific functions and applications would provide useful information for classroom instruction. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the congruence between undergraduate students' perceptions of their overall levels of competency in using computers compared with their ability to perform specific computer applications.
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