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Children’s Attitudes Toward Technology Scale (CATS)

September 17, 2002 | Informal/Formal Connections
Although today's children have become the benefactors of an evolving technological society, few studies have addressed the assessment of their attitudes toward technology. This study describes the development of the Children's Attitude Toward Technology Scale (CATS) with 574 children in a rural school district. Principal components analysis of the CATS followed by varimax rotation indicated that item intercorrelations could be explained by two factors entitled "interest/aptitude" and "alternative preferences." Sub-scales at two test administrations demonstrated good internal consistency and moderate test-retest stability.

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  • C.G. Frantom
    Author
    University of Missouri, Columbia
  • K.E. Green
    Author
    University of Denver
  • E.R. Hoffman
    Author
    University of Denver
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    Resource Type: Survey
    Discipline: Education and learning science | Technology
    Audience: Educators/Teachers | Evaluators
    Environment Type: Informal/Formal Connections | K-12 Programs

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