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The aim of this study is to analyze the level of unemployed adults’ computer self-efficacy beliefs and the changes according to gender, computer ownership and frequency of computer use. The sample of the study consists of 58 unemployed adults participants in basic computer training course held in 2009–2010 educational year at Siirt University. As a data gathering method; Computer Self Efficacy Belief Scale developed by Aşkar and Umay (2001) and Personal Information Form had been used. For analyzing data, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, independent t-test and one way variance analysis were used. It isdetermined that adults’ computer self-efficacy beliefs are high, male participants’ computer self-efficacy beliefs are higher than female participants’ computer selfefficacy beliefs but this diversity is not statistically significant. Furthermore, according to computer use frequency those who use computer every day have higher computer self-efficacy beliefs than others and this diversity is determined as statistically significant.

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