Development and Validation of the Computer Technology Literacy Self-Assessment Scale for Taiwanese Elementary School Students.

The purpose of this study was to describe the development and validation of an instrument to identify various dimensions of the computer technology literacy self-assessment scale (CTLS) for elementary school students. The instrument included five CTLS dimensions (subscales): the technology operation...

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Published in:Adolescence Vol. 43; no. 171; pp. 623 - 635
Main Author: Chang, Chiung-Sui
Format: Article
Published: Libra Publishers Inc. Fall2008
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        Computer literacy -- Tests and scales -- Construction
        Computer literacy -- Tests and scales -- Validity
      ab: The purpose of this study was to describe the development and validation of an instrument to identify various dimensions of the computer technology literacy self-assessment scale (CTLS) for elementary school students. The instrument included five CTLS dimensions (subscales): the technology operation skills, the computer usages concepts, the attitudes toward computer technology, the learning with technology, and the Internet operation skills. Participants were 1,539 elementary school students in Taiwan. Data analysis indicated that the instrument developed in the study had satisfactory validity and reliability. Correlations analysis supported the legitimacy of using multiple dimensions in representing students' computer technology literacy. Significant differences were found between male and female students, and between grades on some CTLS dimensions. Suggestions are made for use of the instrument to examine complicated interplays between students' computer behaviors and their computer technology literacy. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.
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