Factors Affecting the Measurement of Teachers’ Attitudes Toward the Use of Web-Based Resources in the Classroom

Abstract

The current study aimed at determining the factors that affect the measurement of teachers’ attitudes towards web-based resources use in the classroom. A descriptive statistics method was applied on a group of Kuwaiti teachers during the academic year 2003/ 2004. The sample of the study consisted of (471) subjects. To achieve the objective of the study, a questionnaire was developed; and the procedures for ensuring its validity and reliability were followed. In addition, other appropriate statistical methods, such as factorial and confirmatory analyses, were used. The items of the instrument were found to be valid and reliable, and therefore the instrument can be trusted for measuring teachers’ attitudes towards web-based resources use in the classroom. The results also revealed four factors that constitute the instrument; they are: 1) cognitive attitudes towards web-based resources use in the classroom; 2) affective attitudes towards web-based resources importance in the classroom; 3) behavioral attitudes towards using web-based resources in the classroom; 4) learning environmental attitudes surrounding the use of web-based resources in the classroom setting. In the light of these findings, some relevant suggestions and recommendations were listed.