Tablet Use in Teaching: A Study on Developing an Attitude Scale for Academics
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Purpose: Measuring and understanding academics’ attitudes towards adapting the use of tablets into teaching seem necessary because there is a need for control of attitudes before making decisions on tablet use in teaching. The purpose of this study was to develop a standard attitude scale towards tablet use in teaching. Research Methods: Five judges contributed in developing items for tablet use in higher education after a review of the related literature. 152 volunteer faculty members of higher education around the world participated in the study.
To
provide evidence of validity for the scale, item total correlation coefficients
were computed by using SPSS 16.0. Kaiser-Meyer
Olkin (KMO) coefficient for the sampling adequacy of the data for principal
components analysis, and the principal components factor analysis were employed to
determine the factor loadings of the items. A confirmatory factor analysis was
also employed to support the structure of the scale. For the reliability of the
scale, Cronbach’s alpha (Crα) calculations
were made. Findings: Item analysis showed
that the 20-item scale had three factors comprising 71.848 percent of the total
variance with Eigen values of 14.286, 2.378, and 2.019. Item validity values
ranged between .43 and .65. The internal consistency of the scale was
calculated as .88. Implications for Research and
Practice: The
results indicate that the attitudes
towards tablet use in teaching can be measured in a valid and reliable manner
before making institution-wise or country-wise decisions. Implementation of the
scale in local and international levels to better understand the concerns and
attitudes of academics can be recommended.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Ulas Kayapınar
Bu kişi benim
Filomachi Spathopoulou
Bu kişi benim
Fadi Safıeddıne
Bu kişi benim
İmad Nakhoul
Bu kişi benim
Seifedine Kadry
Bu kişi benim
Yayımlanma Tarihi
20 Kasım 2018
Gönderilme Tarihi
20 Kasım 2018
Kabul Tarihi
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Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2018 Cilt: 18 Sayı: 78