Profile and predictors of high school teachers' attitude and self-efficacy in utilizing ICT: an investigation from Indonesia.

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship among several predictors that could influence high school teachers' attitudes and self-efficacy in utilizing ICT, such as length of computer use, computer competencies, computer access, computer training, and frequency of using computer programs. Quantitative study through descriptive and correlational design has been used to answer the hypothesis of this study. A total of 345 active high school teachers participated in this study. The correlational person product moment shows that all of the computer-related variables have a positive relationship with attitude and self-efficacy, although the relationships vary from low (p < 0.05) to high (p < 0.01). Hierarchical analysis showed that the predictors of attitude included computer competencies, computer access, training in computer, and level of using computer's program/apps variables; meanwhile, computer competencies, training in computer, and level of using computer's program/apps become good predictors of self-efficacy. This finding suggests that teachers should frequently access the computer and its app, have competency in using the computer, and have training or professional development in computer for improving teachers' attitudes and self-efficacy in utilizing and implementing ICT for the learning process.