Share Paper: Teachers’Attitudes toward the use of Mobile Technologies: the Validation of a Measurement Instrument

  1. Christina C. Chao, TKU, United States
Wednesday, October 26 3:05-3:25 PM Junior Ballroom B

Abstract: What are teachers’ attitudes toward the use of mobile technologies in supporting learning? A positive attitude toward innovation is crucial and indicative of a state of readiness to sustain or use that innovation. This paper briefly describes an instrument developed to measure teachers’ attitudes toward the use of wireless-mobile technologies in supporting learning. 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 supporting learning, can provide valuable insights into assessing readiness to integrate ...