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The Influence of Schooling Environment: A Review of Instruments Used to Evaluate Students’ Attitudes Toward Technology Cover

The Influence of Schooling Environment: A Review of Instruments Used to Evaluate Students’ Attitudes Toward Technology

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|Nov 2024

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Model wherein technology is manifested (Mitcham 1994:160)

Figure 2

Ankiewicz’s modes of manifestation of technology to the Mitcham’s model (Ankiewicz et al., 2006)

Figure 3

Superposition of the traditional approach to attitudes and Mitcham’s philosophical framework of technology (Ankiewicz, 2019)

Figure 4

Adaptation of Mitcham’s model to include “axiology” and directional arrows (Hallström & Ankiewicz, 2023)

Table 1

Relationships between students’ attitudes toward technology subscales and the cognitive, affective, behavioral components of attitude

Cognitive beliefsAffective emotionsBehavioral intention
(based on Svenningsson et al., 2022)
Affective
(based on Ankiewicz, 2019)
Gender role/ role patternX
Importance/consequencesX
DifficultyX
InterestX
Boredom/ tediousnessX
Career aspirationX

[i] Data sources: Ankiewicz (2019b) and Svenningsson et al. (2022)

Figure 5

Flow chart: Procedure followed for conducting systematic review

Table 2

Coding Framework

Components of Schooling Environment
Cognitive BeliefsCode G:Code M:Code D:Code Co:
Gender Role/Role Pattern of cognitive componentsImportance and Consequences of cognitive componentsDifficulty of cognitive componentsOther subscales of cognitive components
Affective EmotionsCode I:Code B:Code Ao:
Interest of affective componentsBoredom and/or tediousness of affective componentsOther subscales of affective components
Behavioral IntentionsCode A:Code Bo:
Career aspirations of behavioral componentsOther subscales of behavioral components
Table 3

Article Analyses: Schooling Environment Assessment Methods

Assessment MethodArticle No.Articles/Method
QuantQual
Questionnaire3, 4, 6, 16, 175
Interviews81
Experimental design/ Intervention2, 9, 113
Text Descriptions:
– school region
– tech ed availability
– student experiences
– participation in technology curricula
1, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 189
Table 4

Articles incorporating schooling environment in their subscales

Articles per Schooling Environment Subscales
Cognitive BeliefsCode GCode MCode DCode Co
4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16, 174, 6, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16, 174, 6, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16, 171*, 2*, 3*, 5*, 7*, 10*, 12*, 13*, 15*, 16*
Subtotal = 9Subtotal = 9Subtotal = 9Subtotal = 10
Affective EmotionsCode ICode BCode Ao
4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16, 176, 8, 9, 11, 141*, 2*, 3*, 7*, 10*, 13*
Subtotal = 9Subtotal = 5Subtotal = 6
Behavioral IntentionsCode ACode Bo
4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 14, 16, 171*, 3*, 7*
Subtotal = 8Subtotal = 3

[i] Note: see Table 2 for code descriptions

Total number of articles n=18

* = articles using self-defined subscale names or simple questionnaire items derived from mainstream PATT instruments

Language: English
Page range: 83 - 105
Submitted on: Jun 10, 2024
Accepted on: Oct 21, 2024
Published on: Nov 6, 2024
Published by: Virginia Tech
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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