The Bath County Computer Attitude Scale was originally developed in the United States. Subsequently it has been employed successfully in South Africa, India, and the United Kingdom. The present study reports on the development of the Hebrew language translation of this instrument among a sample of 339 undergraduate students in Israel. The data support the reliability and validity of this Hebrew version of the Bath County Computer Attitude Scale.
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