The Greek computer attitudes scale: construction and assessment of psychometric properties

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 578-590

  Roussos, Petros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

Attitudes toward computers; Computer experience; Greece

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; EDUCATION; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

ATTITUDES TOWARD COMPUTERS; COMPUTER EXPERIENCE; PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 33747757504     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2004.10.027     Document Type: Article

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