Teachers need to be competent in integrating ICT into education to support teaching and learning process. This study aims to investigate both the pre-service and starting teachers’ perceptions for ICT-related variables— perceived ICT competence, perceived competence in ICT integration, attitudes towards ICT, anxiety around ICT usage, external barriers to ICT integration, ICT-related courses, pe...

Little information exists about the causal relationships of sport and exercise participation with goal orientations, perceived athletic competence and intrinsic motivation in physical education. A longitudinal study was conducted involving 882 Greek students who completed questionnaires on three occasions: 3 - 5 weeks into the academic year, 3 - 6 weeks before the end of the academic year, and ...

BACKGROUND Although there are considerable researches on effectiveness of social skills training, little information is available on the effects of such training on perceived competence of adolescents with deafness. OBJECTIVES This study was conducted in special school settings to determine the effects of social skills training on perceived competence of female adolescents with deafness. PA...

BACKGROUND Interprofessional competence can be defined as knowledge and understanding of their own and the other team members' professional roles, comprehension of communication and teamwork and collaboration in taking care of patients. AIM To evaluate whether students perceived that they had achieved interprofessional competence after participating in clinical teamwork training. METHOD Six...

Background: The current workforce profile of Australian perioperative nurses comprises three generations: Baby Boomers, Generation X (Gen X) and Generation Y (Gen Y, the Millenials, the Net generation). While diversity within the general nursing workforce has been explored and published over the last two decades, there has been little empirical research to support the existence of generational ...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to integrate the approacheavoidance model of achievement goals with self-determination theory in the context of structured exercise. More specifically, we analysed how perceived motivational climate, implicit ability beliefs, perceived competence, and achievement goals contributed to exercisers’ self-determined motivation. Design: A cross-sectional desig...

Unhealthy-weight status may represent a precursor of poor actual (AMC) (i.e., process- and product-oriented) perceived (PMC) motor competence. AMC PMC key elements favoring long-term commitment in sports day-to-day life physical activity. In fact, the development during primary school years could help to counteract weight-related negative effects overweight or obesity) that are responsible for ...

BACKGROUND Competence and attitudes to suicidal behaviour among physicians are important to provide high-quality care for a large patient group. The aim was to study different physicians' attitudes towards suicidal behaviour and their perceived competence to care for suicidal patients. METHODS A random selection (n = 750) of all registered General Practitioners, Psychiatrists and Internists i...