Nonparametric item analysis and confirmatory factorial validity of the computer attitude scale for secondary students

Computers and Education

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 281-294

  Valois, Pierre ^a   Frenette, Éric ^a   Villeneuve, Paul ^b   Sabourin, Stéphane ^a   Bordeleau, Christiane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitude toward computer; Computer fluency; Evaluation methodologies; Item analysis; Secondary education

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347385045     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1315(00)00042-7     Document Type: Article

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