Development and validation of a computer attitude measure for young students (CAMYS)

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2659-2667

  Teo, Timothy ^a   Noyes, Jan ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer attitudes; Development; Structural equation modeling; Validation; Young students

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; STUDENTS;

COMPUTER ATTITUDES; DEVELOPMENT; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; VALIDATION; YOUNG STUDENTS;

TEACHING;

EID: 51549086943     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2008.03.006     Document Type: Article

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