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Exploring teachers’ attitudes toward web-based professional development and beliefs about web-based learning
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, Department of Early Childhood Care and Education, Hsin Sheng College of Medical Care and Management, Taiwan ; , Graduate School of Technological and Vocational Education, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan ; , Department of Science Application and Dissemination, National Taichung University, Taiwan ; , Center for Teacher Education, Cheng Shiu University, Taiwan

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in Charleston, SC, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-67-9 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA

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This study was conducted to explore the relationships among teachers’ beliefs about web-based learning and attitudes toward web-based professional development. The sample of this study included 352 teachers, coming from fifteen elementary schools in Taiwan. It was found that the two instruments used to assess teachers’ beliefs about web-based learning (BWL), and attitudes toward web-based professional development (AWPD) revealed high reliability. In this study, differences in gender and age were not found to be related to the beliefs about web-based learning and attitudes toward web-based professional development. Furthermore, teachers’ rich Internet experiences were found to be positively associated with their beliefs about web-based learning and attitudes toward web-based professional development. Moreover, the results supported that teachers’ belief for the positive consequences of web-based learning is very important for their favorable attitudes toward web-based professional development.

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Kao, C.P., Tsai, C.C., Wu, Y.T. & Chien, H.M. (2009). Exploring teachers’ attitudes toward web-based professional development and beliefs about web-based learning. In I. Gibson, R. Weber, K. McFerrin, R. Carlsen & D. Willis (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 2009--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 3431-3436). Charleston, SC, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 10, 2024 from .

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