Development of a Scale to Measure Faculty Attitude Towards Open Educational Resources

Autor/inn/en	Mishra, Sanjaya; Sharma, Meenu; Sharma, Ramesh Chander; Singh, Alka; Thakur, Atul
Titel	Development of a Scale to Measure Faculty Attitude Towards Open Educational Resources
Quelle	In: Open Praxis, 8 (2016) 1, S.55-69 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1369-9997
Schlagwörter	Resource Units; Computer Uses in Education; Shared Resources and Services; Test Construction; Attitude Measures; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Content Validity; Test Reliability; Factor Analysis; Psychometrics; Test Items; Correlation; Goodness of Fit; Structural Equation Models; Rating Scales; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computernutzung; Gemeinwirtschaft; Testaufbau; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Ausland; Testreliabilität; Faktorenanalyse; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Test content; Testaufgabe; Korrelation; Rating-Skala; Indien
Abstract	This paper describes the entire methodology for the development of a scale to measure Attitude towards Open Educational Resources (ATOER). Traditionally, it is observed that some teachers are more willing to share their work than others, indicating the need to understand teachers' psychological and behavioural determinants that influence use of OER. The paper presents the methodological rigour in the development of the 17 items two-factor scale that is valid and reliable to measure attitude towards OER. The psychometric properties of the scale include: Content Validity Ratio = 0.9 and Cronbach a = 0.897 with strong inter-items correlation. The two-factors attitude construct in the scale was also subjected to a good model fit using Structural Equation Modelling, which revealed a mediocre fit with 0.8 Root Mean Square Error Approximation value and the chi-square to degree of freedom ratio below 3. We also discuss the significance of the scale and how to use it with other variables effectively in different contexts to help develop appropriate strategies for promoting the use of OER in educational institutions. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01