Validating an Instrument to Measure Students' Attitude Towards Smart Schools

• Main Authors: M. A. Rostaminezhad, A. Akhbari, M. Akabri Bourang
• Format: Article
• Language: fas
• Published: Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University (SRTTU) 2016-03-01
• Series: Fanāvarī-i āmūzish
• Subjects: attitude towards smart schools; smart schools; attitude questionnaire; smart board
• Online Access: https://jte.sru.ac.ir/article_495_f3766f7f7bc711de260bfad4cf48ce2d.pdf

Iranian educational systems heavily focus  on Smart schools and equipping. Based on social-cognitive theory student attitude toward school affect student achievement and motivation. With attention to the importance of student attitude toward technology and schools, this study aims to develop and validate a questionnaire in order to estimate student attitude toward Smart schools. A sample 305 middle school student from grade 7 and 8 in South Khorasan   was selected randomly. Exploratory factor analysis identified 9 factors that explain 62 present of the variance of student attitude toward smart schools. These factors include: attitude towards interactive whiteboard; attitude towards teacher;  reluctance to classroom; general attitude towards smart schools; test and feedback; feeling alone in school; student satisfaction from teaching; the impression of school and finally family attitude. The alpha value revealed instrument is reliable (α=0. 89). All Instrument factors can predict 22.5 percent of the variance of students' self-expressed GPA. This questionnaire was recommended to researchers to study and school policy makers for decision making.