Development and validation of scores on a computer programming self-efficacy scale and group analyses of novice programmer self-efficacy
Development and validation of scores on a computer programming self-efficacy scale and group analyses of novice programmer self-efficacy
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DOI:
10.2190/c670-y3c8-ltj1-ct3p
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发表时间:
1998-01-01
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Wiedenbeck, S
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作者:
Ramalingam, V;Wiedenbeck, S
Self-efficacy theory was applied to the domain of computer programming to develop a thirty-two-item self-efficacy scale for computer programming, primed to the C++ programming language. To assess its construct validity, the scale was administered to 421 students enrolled in an introductory course in C++ programming at the beginning and the end of the course. The reliability of the scores was high. An exploratory factor analysis, with oblimin rotation, yielded a four-factor solution. There was a growth in self-efficacy between two administrations of the scale twelve weeks apart, particularly for students who initially had low self-efficacy. The computer programming self-efficacy of males and females did not differ substantially in practical terms.