Examining the predictive validity of an instrument: Technology attitudes and learning

Computers in the Schools

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 145-158

  Liu, Leping ^a   Maddux, Cleborne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer attitude; Instrument validation; Predictive validity

Indexed keywords

BASE MODELS; COMPUTER ATTITUDE; INFERENTIAL STATISTICS; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT; LEARNING OUTCOME; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; STUDENT LEARNING;

INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 67651251839     PISSN: 07380569     EISSN: 15287033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07380560802158038     Document Type: Article

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