Development of an Instrument to Measure Faculty's Information and Communication Technology Access (FICTA)

Autor/inn/en	Soomro, Kamal Ahmed; Kale, Ugur; Curtis, Reagan; Akcaoglu, Mete; Bernstein, Malayna
Titel	Development of an Instrument to Measure Faculty's Information and Communication Technology Access (FICTA)
Quelle	In: Education and Information Technologies, 23 (2018) 1, S.253-269 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2357
DOI	10.1007/s10639-017-9599-9
Schlagwörter	Access to Computers; College Faculty; Disadvantaged; Measures (Individuals); Test Reliability; Test Validity; Public Colleges; Private Colleges; Factor Structure + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fakultät; Messdaten; Testreliabilität; Testvalidität; Privathochschule; Faktorenstruktur
Abstract	The phenomenon of "digital divide" is complex and multidimensional, extending beyond issues of physical access. The purpose of this study was to develop a scale to measure a range of factors related to digital divide among higher education faculty and to evaluate its reliability and validity. Faculty's Information and Communication Technology Access (FICTA) scale was tested and validated with 322 faculty teaching in public and private sector universities. Principal components analysis with varimax rotation confirmed an 8-factor solution corresponding to various dimensions of ICT access. The 57-item FICTA scale demonstrated good psychometric properties and offers researchers a tool to examine faculty's access to ICT at four levels--motivational, physical, skills, and usage access. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01