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Computers in the Schools
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Teachers' confidence in using computers is considered a key element in the successful implementation of information technology in educational tasks. The present study investigated common factors that could be used as indicators of computing confidence among a group of 315 teachers who work in schools that use computers in their educational programs in Lebanon, a developing country where Arabic, English, and French are used as languages of instruction. Ten indicators were used in a multiple regression analysis to examine their relative roles in building up computing confidence. Only six of these indicators-general use of computers, educational use of computers, frustrating experiences with computers, computer usefulness, general technology anxiety, and training on the use of computers-were found to have significant association with computing confidence. The remaining four factors-computer threat to job security, anxiety resulting from reading manuals and computer programs, handling computer errors, and the dehumanization role of computers-were not found to be significant. Details of the findings and their educational implications are discussed.