The effect of microcomputer literacy instruction on teacher attitudes towards microcomputers in secondary schools in Kenya

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of microcomputer literacy instruction on teacher attitudes towards microcomputers in secondary schools in Kenya. The study consisted of two groups of teachers, with the first group having undergone a program of computer literacy and the second having no prior computer experience.

The instrument used, Computer Attitude Scale, measures attitudes on four sub-scales: (a) computer anxiety, consisting of anxiety toward or fear of computers, (b) computer confidence, related to confidence in ability to learn about or use computers, (c) computer liking, meaning enjoyment or liking of computers, and (d) perception of usefulness, consisting of the perception of computers as helpful in one's future work.

Results indicated that the two groups of teachers differed significantly in their computer anxiety, computer confidence, and computer liking. However, and contrary to the literature, the two groups of teachers in this study did not significantly differ in their perception of usefulness of computers.