Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education
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Journal

Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education


Volume
& Issue

Volume 8, Issue 1


Published
on

March 15, 2017


Pages

52-82


DOI

Article

Çevrimiçi Sosyal Ağların Öğretim Amaçlı Kabul ve Kullanımı Ölçeğinin Geliştirilmesi

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Authors

Elif Buğra Kuzu Demir Affiliation:
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Buca Eğitim Fakültesi, Bilgisayar ve Öğretim Teknolojileri Eğitimi, Türkiye
and Yavuz Akbulut Affiliation:
Anadolu Üniversitesi, Eğitim Fakültesi, Bilgisayar ve Öğretim Teknolojileri Eğitimi, Türkiye


Abstract

The current study aimed to develop a scale to address the acceptance and use of online social networking sites (SNSs) for instructional purposes among information technology teachers. The theoretical framework of the scale was based on The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). Data were collected from computer education departments of three state universities to conduct an exploratory factor analysis (n: 302) followed by a confirmatory factor analysis (n: 210). Analyses revealed a four-factor structure which sheltered 36 items. It was observed that acceptance and use of SNSs for instructional purposes were composed of performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence and behavioral intention, which explained 67.02 percent of the total variance with a high internal consistency coefficient (α=.97). The confirmatory analysis on the four-factor structure revealed acceptable fit indices as well (RMSEA= 0.075; SRMR=0.080; NNFI= .094; CFI= .094; α=.93). Higher scores from the scale can be interpreted as higher acceptance rate and tendency to use SNSs for instructional purposes.


Keywords

Information technologies, online social networks, acceptance of innovations, the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology


Citation

Kuzu Demir, E. B. & Akbulut, Y. (2017). Çevrimiçi sosyal ağların öğretim amaçlı kabul ve kullanımı ölçeğinin geliştirilmesi. Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education, 8(1), 52–82. https://doi.org/10.16949/turkbilmat.298120

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