Three approaches to measuring children's perceptions about technology
International journal of science education, 17 (6):
755-774+ (1995)Abstract
This paper reports the development and use of three instruments which comprise a comprehensive technique for describing children's perceptions about technology. The instruments are a questionnaire for upper primary school children, a quiz using pictures instead of written items for lower primary school children and, for both age-groups, a combined writing / drawing activity which complements the questionnaire or quiz. The instruments are designed to cater for children's perceptions of technology, and be suitable for use in research. The instruments were trialled in a total of 28 classes in Western Australian schools and construct validity established by examining the pattern of responses between pairs of instruments completed by the same children. The teachers stated that participating in the processes of developing and administering the instruments was useful and gave them valuable information about children's views of technology