Pupils' attitudes to technology in key stage 3 of the national curriculum: A study of pupils in South Wales

Hendley, Dave; Stables, Andrew; Parkinson, John; Tanner, Howard

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“…In other words, the responses of students with a higher socioeconomic status reflected a more complex and abstract view of technology (Riis & Augustsson, 1991). An analysis of PATT essay answers from students in South Wales students found that girls tended to have a less broad definition of technology than boys did (Hendley et al,1996)…”

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Having an attitude toward technology : Rethinking PATT studies from a theoretical perspective to study students’ attitudes toward technology

Svenningsson

2024

Studies in Science and Technology Education

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Attitudes are complex and consist of emotions, beliefs, and behavior. The overall aim of this thesis is to contribute to a theoretically anchored understanding of attitudes toward technology by exploring the three components of attitudes: affective, cognitive, and behavioral among 12-15-year-old students in Sweden.This thesis includes three research papers (I, II, III) and one book chapter (Paper IV) that are based on data from two studies. Data (student interviews N=6 and survey N=173) from the first study was used in Papers I, II and IV, and data (student survey N=485) from the second study were used in Paper III.In Paper I, an existing attitude survey (PATT) is validated for use in a Swedish context. In Paper II, an instrument to quantify students' perceptions of technology and technology education is developed This instrument is used to study the cognitive component of attitudes and is named the Mitcham Score. In Paper III, the methods developed in Paper I and II are used to study the relationships among the affective, cognitive, and behavioral components of attitudes. In Paper IV, students' perceptions of technology are discussed as a starting point for teachers, when planning and teaching technology.The methods developed throughout the thesis prove useful to research the different components of attitudes. The Mitcham Score can give insights into students' perception of technology as well as be used as a construct of the cognitive component of attitudes. The PATT survey categories called Boredom and Interest measure students' feelings (affect), while the category called Career was seen as assessing the behavioral component. The affective component, Interest, was related to both the cognitive component and the behavioral component. A high Mitcham Score, or in other words a broad perception of technology, seems to be a key concept for girls to consider technological careers.

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“…Resultaten visade att elever med hög socioekonomisk status, återspeglade en mer komplex och abstrakt syn på teknik (Riis & Augustsson, 1991). I en analys av svar på PATTuppsatser från elever i södra Wales tenderade flickor att ha en mindre bred definition av teknik än pojkar (Hendley et al, 1996).…”

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Having an attitude toward technology : Rethinking PATT studies from a theoretical perspective to study students’ attitudes toward technology

Svenningsson

2024

Studies in Science and Technology Education

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“…Unfortunately, while these professionals are in rising demand [7], technical professions such as these are still viewed as the least popular subjects in some countries [13], while computer science enrollment in the United States is dropping or stagnant. Furthermore, people's first experience with computer code and programming are often so negative, it is enough to turn them away from technical professions [2].…”

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Attitudes and self-efficacy in young adults' computing autobiographies

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2009 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC)

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Understanding attitude measurement: exploring meaning and use of the PATT short questionnaire

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2016

Int J Technol Des Educ

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Pupils' attitudes to technology in key stage 3 of the national curriculum: A study of pupils in South Wales

Cited by 9 publications

References 15 publications

Having an attitude toward technology : Rethinking PATT studies from a theoretical perspective to study students’ attitudes toward technology

Having an attitude toward technology : Rethinking PATT studies from a theoretical perspective to study students’ attitudes toward technology

Attitudes and self-efficacy in young adults' computing autobiographies

Understanding attitude measurement: exploring meaning and use of the PATT short questionnaire

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