Development of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Co-ordinators' Role Perceptions Scale (ICTCRPS)

Taner Altun
2012 Elementary Education Online   unpublished
The objective of this study is to develop a valid and reliable scaling tool to identify role perceptions of primary and secondary school ICT Coordinators. Total 179 ICT Coordinators who work in Trabzon province participated in the study. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the scale is composed of 3 factors. Item load values are 0,645-0,845 for Factor I; 0,736-0,821 for Factor II; and 0,837-0,848 for Factor III. In order to test the reliability of the scale, Cronbach Alfa
more » ... reliability and two-halves test correlation (Spearman Brown) coefficients were checked and the said values were found as 0,83 and 0,67 respectively. As a conclusion; it was determined as the outcome of the study on the basis of validity and reliability checks that the developed scale is a practical and useful scaling tool. SUMMARY Purpose and significance: It is assumed that the role perceptions of ICT Coordinators affect fulfilling their responsibilities in schools. The role perceptions of ICT Coordinators in Turkey have never been a subject to a scientific inquiry therefore it was found worth to investigate. The main purpose of this study is to develop a valid, reliable and useful measurement scale to measure ICT Co-ordinators" role perceptions in schools.
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