Relationships between Computer Self-Efficacy, Technology, Attitudes and Anxiety: Development of the Computer Technology Use Scale (CTUS)

• Published in: Journal of educational computing research Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 51 - 73
• Main Authors: Conrad, Agatha M., Munro, Don
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2008; Baywood Publishing Company, Inc
• Subjects: Anxiety; Attitude Measures; Australia; College Students; Computer Attitudes; Computers; Correlation; Educational Technology; Evaluation Research; Factor Analysis; Factor Structure; Foreign Countries; Information Technology; Negative Attitudes; Questionnaires; Self Efficacy; Student Attitudes; Technology; Australia

Two studies are reported which describe the development and evaluation of a new instrument, the Computer Technology Use Scale (CTUS), comprising three domains: computer self-efficacy, attitudes to technology, and technology related anxiety. Study 1 describes the development of the instrument and exp...