Title :
Evaluating teachers´ attitudes toward the use of wireless-mobile technologies in supporting learning: an instrument development study
Author :
Chao, Christina C.
Author_Institution :
Tamkang Univ., Tamsui, Taiwan
Abstract :
What are teachers´ attitudes toward the use of mobile technologies in the classroom? A positive attitude toward innovation is crucial and indicative of a state of readiness to sustain or use that innovation. This paper describes an instrument developed to measure teachers´ attitudes toward the use of wireless-mobile technologies in the classroom. A factorial analysis revealed an estimated alpha internal consistency score of .85 for a heterogeneous group of school teachers. Collecting reliable data from teachers, with regard to their attitude toward the use of mobile technologies in the classroom, can provide valuable insights into assessing readiness to integrate mobile technologies into the classroom and interventions designed to help teachers enhance their teaching.
Keywords :
educational aids; educational technology; mobile handsets; radio applications; alpha internal consistency score; factorial analysis; instrument development study; learning support; school teachers; teacher attitude evaluation; wireless-mobile technologies; Chaos; Education; Educational institutions; Educational technology; Instruments; Mobile computing; Mobile handsets; Personal digital assistants; Portable computers; Technological innovation;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education, 2005. WMTE 2005. IEEE International Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2385-4
DOI :
10.1109/WMTE.2005.23