Distributing Computing Devices in Classrooms

Hedonic and Utilitarian Influences on Science and Technology Attitudes

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ID3758922
AuthorsYoung June Sah (0000-0003-3901-148X, Dankook University, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, corresponding author), Taj W Makki (Quicken Loans, Detroit, MI, USA), Shelia R Cotten (0000-0002-8657-8262, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA), R V Rikard (0000-0003-2201-553X, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA)
Year2020
Volume64
Issue7
Pages973-993
Publication date2020-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0002764220919140
OpenAlexW3036771272
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited52

While extensive efforts have been made to harness benefit of computing technologies in education, little attention focuses on how such efforts lead to students' positive attitudes toward science and technology. Building on the technology acceptance model and motivation literature, the current study proposed that hands-on experiences with computing devices allow students to perceive their technology use as being useful and enjoyable, which in turn leads to positive attitudes toward science and technology in general. Data collected from a pedagogical intervention support our predictions regarding the role of utility perception and enjoyment. Furthermore, it is suggested that students' prior attitudes toward science and technology and the type of device used in the intervention influence perceived usefulness and enjoyment of classroom computing. When using education-specific devices, students' prior attitudes were positively associated with postintervention attitudes as well as with utility perception and enjoyment. When using general-purpose devices, however, students' prior attitudes were not related to those outcomes. These results imply that distribution of technologies to schools may improve attitudes toward science and technology, particularly in populations that have been underrepresented in the fields of science and technology thus far

Educational technology · Intervention (counseling) · Mathematics education · Perception · Science education · Technology Acceptance Model · Usability · Child Development and Digital Technology · Computer Science · Gender and Technology in Education · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Psychology

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