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Table 3 Factor structure of students’ attitudes to technology

From: Bringing technology to the mature classroom: age differences in use and attitudes

Item content

Factor

Confidence

Utility

I am easily able to learn new technology skills

.952

 

I am good at using technology

.926

 

I generally feel confident working with technology

.925

 

I feel comfortable using technology

.865

 

I find it easy to get technology to do what I want it to do

.840

 

I am comfortable using technology I have chosen in my home

.720

 

When I use computers, I feel in control

.672

 

I feel I need more training to use technology properly

.590

 

I learn more rapidly when I use technology

 

.749

The use of technology increases my motivation to study

 

.729

The use of technology makes a course more interesting

 

.696

Technology can help me organise my studies

 

.663

Technology allows students to learn at their own pace

 

.646

Technology allows me to learn wherever I need to

 

.614

Technology stops me from being bored

 

.497

Technology makes my study activities more personal and my own

 

.468

I would like to know more about technology generally

 

.414

  1. Note. Rotated pattern matrix by principal axis factoring, with promax rotation and Kaiser normalisation; rotation converged in 3 iterations