Web based instruction attitude scale:Explanatory and confirmatory factor analyses

Authors

  • Yavuz Erdoğan Dr.
  • Servet Bayram Prof. Dr.
  • Levent Deniz Assist. Prof. Dr.

Keywords:

Web based education, attitude scale, validity, reliability, confirmatory factor analysis

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to develop a scale to measure the students’ attitudes towards web based instruction. Also, perform the reliability and validity studies of this scale. With this aim in mind, a five-point Likert type scale was prepared which was consisting of 58 items. This scale was administered to a sample of 127 university students who were attended in Bilgi University e-MBA master program. The construct validity of this scale was assessed by factorial analysis. After factor analysis, the scale appeared to have two factorial components which were “Efficiency of web based instruction”, and “To resist web based instruction”. Reliability analyses were carried out through item total, item reminder correlations and item discriminating power. After item analysis, 16 items were removed from the scale. Cronbach Alfa internal consistency coefficient was found to be 0.917. The latest version of the scale was tested by using confirmatory factor analysis. The measurements revealed that the result had high goodness of fit and it could have been used in the measurement of students’ attitudes towards web based instruction.

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Author Biographies

Yavuz Erdoğan, Dr.

Öğr. Gör. Dr. Yavuz ERDOGAN

Marmara Üniversitesi, AEF, Bilgisayar Bölümü, Göztepe İstanbul

 

Servet Bayram, Prof. Dr.

Prof. Dr. Servet BAYRAM

Marmara Üniversitesi, AEF, Bilgisayar Bölümü, Göztepe İstanbul

Levent Deniz, Assist. Prof. Dr.

Assist. Prof. Dr. Levent DENİZ

Marmara Üniversitesi, AEF, Eğitim Bİlimleri Bölümü, Göztepe İstanbul

Published

2007-11-12

How to Cite

Erdoğan, Y., Bayram, S., & Deniz, L. (2007). Web based instruction attitude scale:Explanatory and confirmatory factor analyses. Journal of Human Sciences, 4(2). Retrieved from https://j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/335

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Education