Study the Relationship of ITC Self-efficacy with the Students' Use of Information Technology and Their Success in Information and Computer Literacy Tests

Farhadpoor, Mohammad Reza; Derakhshan, Maryam

doi:10.22055/slis.2021.29847.1615

Study the Relationship of ITC Self-efficacy with the Students' Use of Information Technology and Their Success in Information and Computer Literacy Tests

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Mohammad Reza Farhadpoor ¹

Maryam Derakhshan ²

¹ Information Management Dept., Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.

² Knowledge and Information Science, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2021.29847.1615

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of ITC self-efficacy with students' use of information technology and their success in information literacy and computer literacy tests.
Methodology: The applied study conducted using an analytical survey method. The statistical population were of all students of Ahvaz Islamic Azad University in 1397 that 377 students were selected by random sampling method based on with Cochran formula. Data collected by using a researcher-made questionnaire based on previous study tools and containing 53 items and using SPSS software. 23 was analyzed.
Methodology: The applied study conducted using an analytical survey method. The statistical population were of all students of Ahvaz Islamic Azad University in 1397 that 377 students were selected by random sampling method based on with Cochran formula. Data collected by using a researcher-made questionnaire based on previous study tools and containing 53 items and using SPSS software. 23 was analyzed.
Findings: The overall results showed that the status of ICT self-efficacy variables (mean = 4.24); use of information technology (mean = 3.97); information literacy (mean = 3.97) and computer literacy (mean = 4.06) is desirable. Meanwhile, ICT self-efficacy has a positive and significant effect on student's use of information technology (β=0.421), information literacy (β=0.557) and computer literacy (β=706).
Conclusion: Students' belief in their abilities and their knowledge in using information technology can use their information technology, skills in information and computer literacy.

Keywords

ICT Self-efficacy

Information Literacy

Computer Literacy

Use of Information Technology

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