A Computer Attitude Scale is reported herein. The instrument is a twenty-nine-item with a reliability of 0.80. It is specifically intended to assess attitudes of high school students toward computer technology. The specificity of this instrument for targeting only a special group of learners, makes it a powerful tool for structuring instruction and evaluating educational programs that incorporate technology into the teaching and learning material in the high school environment.
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