Development of computer programming attitude scale for university students
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Although the determination of university students' attitudes towards computer programming is a significant issue, the issue has been rarely studied. The purpose of this study was to develop an attitude scale assessing university students' attitudes towards computer programming. In the first phase, the scale was administered to 522 university students. Explanatory factor analysis yielded three dimensions: affection, cognition, and behavior. In the second phase, final version of the 18 item‐scale was administered to 553 university students. Results of confirmatory factor analysis provided evidence for the factorial structure of the scale. The Cronbach alpha coefficients ranged from 0.80 to 0.90. Psychometric properties of Computer Programming Attitude Scale (CPAS) suggest that it is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring university students' attitudes towards computer programming. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput. Appl. Eng. Educ. Comput Appl Eng Educ 23:667–672, 2015; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/cae; DOI 10.1002/cae.21639
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- Authors
- Cetin, I., & Ozden, M. Y.
- Affiliations
- Secondary Science and Mathematics Education Department Education Faculty, Abant Izzet Baysal University Bolu Turkey
- Computer Education and Instructional Technology Department Education Faculty, Eastern Mediterranean University Famagusta North Cyprus
- Venue
- Computer Applications in Engineering Education
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2015-04-08
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 667-672
- ISSN
- 1061-3773 (ISSN-L)
- 1099-0542
- OpenAlex
- W1493787204
- Cited by
- 62
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3
- FWCI
- 5.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
- Licence
- Locations
- Computer Applications in Engineering Education (publishedVersion)
- Eastern Mediterranean University Institutional Repository (Eastern Mediterranean University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Science Applications › Teaching and Learning Programming
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Technology in Education
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Information Systems Education and Curriculum Development
- Keywords
- attitude scale development, university students, scale validation, psychometric properties
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