Pre-service teachers' perceived internet self-efficacy and levels of internet use for research

The present study aims to identify the relationship between pre-service teachers' perceived Internet self-efficacy and their levels of Internet use for research and to examine perceived Internet self-efficacy in terms of certain variables. It is a descriptive study aiming to reveal an existing situation. The study sample consists of 267 pre-service teachers studying in the Faculty of Education at Ahi Evran University. The study data were collected by using a personal information questionnaire, a perceived Internet self-efficacy scale, and an instrument to assess the level of Internet use for research. The results of the study demonstrated that there is a significant and moderate relationship between the pre-service teachers' perceived Internet self-efficacy and levels of Internet use for research, and that perceived Internet self-efficacy differed in terms of the variables examined. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.