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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jun
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Attitudes toward Technology among Distance Education Students: Validation of an Explanatory Model
Romero Martínez, Sonia J.; Ordóñez Camacho, Xavier G.; Guillén-Gamez, Francisco D.; Bravo Agapito, Javier
Online Learning, v24 n2 p59-75 Jun 2020
Attitudes toward technology are preconceived notions that affect the teaching-learning process and the academic-professional performance of students, in particular those who use technology. This investigation has two objectives: to test the measuring properties (reliability, factorial structure) of an instrument that measures attitudes and to propose and validate a model that hypothesizes digital competence and frequency of use of technologies have a positive impact on attitudes. The sample included 1,251 students of the Madrid Open University in a nonexperimental, explanatory study using structural equation methodology. The results indicated adequate psychometric properties for the test and good adjustment of the proposed model (X[superscript 2] = 163.91, df = 37, p < 0.001) allowing for further exploration of the relationship between use, skill, and attitudes in the distance education context and improving the properties of measuring instruments proposed in Spanish.
Descriptors: Distance Education, Computer Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Computer Use, Technological Literacy, Open Universities, Foreign Countries, College Students, Self Efficacy, Models, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Positive Attitudes, Integrated Learning Systems, Handheld Devices, Web 2.0 Technologies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain (Madrid)
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