Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Pupils’ Attitudes Towards Technology (PATT) Scales: A case of Pakistan
Abstract
The study seeks to investigate the psychometric properties of the Pupils’ Attitudes Towards Technology (PATT) Scales in technical education institutes of Punjab, Pakistan. The philosophical paradigm of the study was positivism while descriptive research design of quantitative research approach was used to confirm the structure of PATT. 300DAE students were selected from nine technical education institutes of Punjab. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was applied to confirm the structure of PATT Scales by using Smart-PLS 3. The results indicated that the value of Cronbach’s alpha and composite reliability for the General Interest in Technology (GIT); Attitude Towards Technology (ATT); Consequences of Technology (CT); The Concept of Technology (TCT) were acceptable and greater than 0.70. Meanwhile, the convergent validity and discriminant validity of all the PATT Scales were adequate and higher than 0.5. It is recommended that administrators of Polytechnic Institutes and Colleges of Technology may identify the kind of students who wish to learn technical education by considering their attitude towards technology that might effect on future academic achievement.
Authors
Dr. Tariq Hussain
Assistant Professor, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Nisar Abid
Ph. D Scholar, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Ehtisham Manzoor
M. Phil. Scholar, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Keywords
Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Pupils’ Attitudes towards Technology