Internet self-efficacy is a concept derived from self-efficacy as it applies to performing internet related activities. According to Oskay (2011) self-efficacy is one’s belief in his/her capacity to perform a specific task
Eachus and Cassidy (2006) submit that access to the Internet is becoming increasingly commonplace and although the human computer interface is becoming increasingly intuitive, for inexperienced users there are still formidable problems. The Internet has the potential to impact on many facets of our daily lives, but for many people the ability to exert that power is limited by an inability to control that potential. While postgraduate students may have increasing opportunities to learn by utilizing the Internet in Web-based …show more content…
High self-efficacy brings students to a deeper engagement of learning tasks and leads to better performance, which in turn continuously raises students’ sense of self-efficacy. In contrast, low self-efficacy brings about inferior performance, and in turn decreases the sense of self-efficacy for a series of following relevant tasks (Bandura, 1977cited in Kuo, 2010).
Previous Internet experience is positively related to Internet self-efficacy (Eastin & LaRose, 2000). User attitude and computer anxiety are both found influential to Internet self-efficacy. People with high attitudes toward computers have higher Internet self-efficacy, compared to those with low attitudes toward computers. Training is helpful in the improvement of learners’ Internet self-efficacy, especially for those with higher attitudes toward computers, and those with low computer anxiety (Torkzadeh, Chang and Demirhan, 2006; Torkzadeh and Van Dyke, …show more content…
Accordingly, Joo et al. (2000) measured ISE based on specific tasks in Internet search such as navigation, printing, and closing the browser. On the other hand, Eastin and LaRose (2000) proposed an instrument based on overall performance of Internet users. They argued that ISE is different from general computer self-efficacy in that ISE focuses on what an individual believes he or she can accomplish online now or in the future—the belief that one can establish, maintain, and utilize the Internet effectively over and above basic personal
Eachus and Cassidy (2006) submit that access to the Internet is becoming increasingly commonplace and although the human computer interface is becoming increasingly intuitive, for inexperienced users there are still formidable problems. The Internet has the potential to impact on many facets of our daily lives, but for many people the ability to exert that power is limited by an inability to control that potential. While postgraduate students may have increasing opportunities to learn by utilizing the Internet in Web-based …show more content…
High self-efficacy brings students to a deeper engagement of learning tasks and leads to better performance, which in turn continuously raises students’ sense of self-efficacy. In contrast, low self-efficacy brings about inferior performance, and in turn decreases the sense of self-efficacy for a series of following relevant tasks (Bandura, 1977cited in Kuo, 2010).
Previous Internet experience is positively related to Internet self-efficacy (Eastin & LaRose, 2000). User attitude and computer anxiety are both found influential to Internet self-efficacy. People with high attitudes toward computers have higher Internet self-efficacy, compared to those with low attitudes toward computers. Training is helpful in the improvement of learners’ Internet self-efficacy, especially for those with higher attitudes toward computers, and those with low computer anxiety (Torkzadeh, Chang and Demirhan, 2006; Torkzadeh and Van Dyke, …show more content…
Accordingly, Joo et al. (2000) measured ISE based on specific tasks in Internet search such as navigation, printing, and closing the browser. On the other hand, Eastin and LaRose (2000) proposed an instrument based on overall performance of Internet users. They argued that ISE is different from general computer self-efficacy in that ISE focuses on what an individual believes he or she can accomplish online now or in the future—the belief that one can establish, maintain, and utilize the Internet effectively over and above basic personal