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A model of junior high school students’ attitudes toward technology

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The purposes of this study were to develop and verify a model that contributes to our understanding of the attitudes toward technology held by students in junior high school, as well as to explore relationships among the factors in this model. We distributed questionnaires to research participants selected on the basis of stratified random sampling. A total of 1,437 questionnaires were distributed, and 1,330 valid questionnaires were collected, reflecting a valid return rate of 92%. Structural equation modeling was used to construct and verify a model of student attitudes toward technology. The results of the study included (1) a complete model of student attitudes toward technology and (2) identification of the main factors influencing the pursuit of careers in technology, identification with technology, and experiences with technology-related curricula.

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This research was supported by grants from the Taiwan National Science Council (NSC94-2516-S-003-001).

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  1. Department of Technology Application and Human Resource Development, National Taiwan Normal University, 162 HePing East Road, Section 1, Taipei, Taiwan

    Kuang-Chao Yu, Kuen-Yi Lin & I-Ying Hsu

  2. Department of Graphic Communication Arts, National Taiwan University of Arts, 59 TaKuan Road, Section 1, PanChiao, Taipei, Taiwan

    Feng-Nien Han

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Yu, KC., Lin, KY., Han, FN. et al. A model of junior high school students’ attitudes toward technology. Int J Technol Des Educ 22, 423–436 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10798-011-9154-8

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