TY - JOUR
T1 - A model of junior high school students attitudes toward technology
AU - Yu, Kuang Chao
AU - Lin, Kuen Yi
AU - Han, Feng Nien
AU - Hsu, I. Ying
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments This research was supported by grants from the Taiwan National Science Council (NSC94-2516-S-003-001).
PY - 2012/11
Y1 - 2012/11
N2 - The purposes of this study were to develop and verify a model that contributes to our understanding of the attitudes toward technology held by students in junior high school, as well as to explore relationships among the factors in this model. We distributed questionnaires to research participants selected on the basis of stratified random sampling. A total of 1,437 questionnaires were distributed, and 1,330 valid questionnaires were collected, reflecting a valid return rate of 92%. Structural equation modeling was used to construct and verify a model of student attitudes toward technology. The results of the study included (1) a complete model of student attitudes toward technology and (2) identification of the main factors influencing the pursuit of careers in technology, identi-fication with technology, and experiences with technology-related curricula.
AB - The purposes of this study were to develop and verify a model that contributes to our understanding of the attitudes toward technology held by students in junior high school, as well as to explore relationships among the factors in this model. We distributed questionnaires to research participants selected on the basis of stratified random sampling. A total of 1,437 questionnaires were distributed, and 1,330 valid questionnaires were collected, reflecting a valid return rate of 92%. Structural equation modeling was used to construct and verify a model of student attitudes toward technology. The results of the study included (1) a complete model of student attitudes toward technology and (2) identification of the main factors influencing the pursuit of careers in technology, identi-fication with technology, and experiences with technology-related curricula.
KW - Attitudes-toward-technology model
KW - Junior high schools
KW - Structural equation modeling
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U2 - 10.1007/s10798-011-9154-8
DO - 10.1007/s10798-011-9154-8
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84869489098
SN - 0957-7572
VL - 22
SP - 423
EP - 436
JO - International Journal of Technology and Design Education
JF - International Journal of Technology and Design Education
IS - 4
ER -