The e-capacity of primary schools: Development of a conceptual model and scale construction from a school improvement perspective

Computers and Education

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 541-553

  Vanderlinde, Ruben ^a   van Braak, Johan ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Conceptual framework; Factor analysis; ICT integration; Scale construction; School improvement

Indexed keywords

BELGIUM; COMPLEX PROCESSES; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FLANDERS; GOODNESS OF FIT; ICT INTEGRATION; INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSE; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MEASUREMENT SCALE; PRIMARY SCHOOLS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE DATA; RELIABLE MEASUREMENT;

FACE RECOGNITION;

INTEGRATION;

EID: 77953230364     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2010.02.016     Document Type: Article

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