Computer oriented attitudes as a function of risk- taking among Israeli elementary school teachers

This study examines the relationship between the level of risk-taking among Israeli elementary school teachers and their attitude towards the use of computers within the framework of Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI). The teachers in the research

sample responded to two questionnaires-risk-taking questionnaire and attitude towards computers questionnaire. One factor-risktaking behaviour-was yielded from the first questionnaire and one factor-computer related attitude-was yielded from the second.

An analysis of the data obtained in the study indicates that teachers who are high-level risk-takers are more positive towards the use of computers in their teaching activities than medium-level risktakers who in turn have a more positive attitude towards computer

use within the framework of CAI than low-level risk-takers