A systematic procedure for constructing a valid microcomputer attitude scale | Zendy

AbdelGaid Samiha | Zendy; Trueblood Cecil R. | Zendy; Shrigley Robert L. | Zendy

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A systematic procedure for constructing a valid microcomputer attitude scale

Author(s) -

AbdelGaid Samiha,

Trueblood Cecil R.,

Shrigley Robert L.

Publication year - 1986

Publication title -

journal of research in science teaching

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.067

H-Index - 131

eISSN - 1098-2736

pISSN - 0022-4308

DOI - 10.1002/tea.3660230907

Subject(s) - likert scale , microcomputer , scale (ratio) , mathematics education , psychology , range (aeronautics) , reading (process) , flow chart , chart , statistics , mathematics , computer science , developmental psychology , engineering , engineering drawing , telecommunications , chip , physics , quantum mechanics , law , political science , aerospace engineering

The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to design a system for constructing Likert attitude scales as supported by the sociopsychological and measurement literature, and (2) using the design to assemble a microcomputer attitude scale for inservice and preservice teachers ( n = 281). The results of the study: (1) a 15‐step flow chart for designing reliable and valid attitude scales, and (2) a 23‐item microcomputer Likert attitude scale with the following characteristics: (a) coefficient alpha 0.89, (b) range of adjusted item‐total correlations from 0.29 to 0.62, (c) range of interitem correlations from 0.04 to 0.60, (d) correlation of 0.20 with a mathematics attitude scale and 0.02 with a reading attitude scale, and (e) favorable factor analysis and emotional intensity data.

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