Internal Consistency Reliabilities for 14 Computer Attitude Scales
Article
Rhonda Christensen, Gerald Knezek, University of North Texas, United States
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Volume 8, Number 4, ISSN 1059-7069 Publisher: Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education, Waynesville, NC USA
Abstract
A compendium of 14 previously-published instruments for assessing teachers' attitudes toward computers was adminis-tered to 621 educators in Texas, Florida, New York, and Cal-ifornia during 1995-96. A total of 284 items extracted from 14 previously published instruments, and falling on 32 sub-scales, were included on the instrument entitled the Teach-ers' Attitude Toward Computers Questionnaire (TAC). Since many of the subscales were a decade old, an initial question to be resolved was whether the scales as originally published were still reliable. This article focuses on that question.
Citation
Christensen, R. & Knezek, G. (2000). Internal Consistency Reliabilities for 14 Computer Attitude Scales. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 8(4), 327-336. Charlottesville, VA: Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education. Retrieved August 9, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/8041/.
© 2000 Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education
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