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ERIC Number: EJ1224827
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Sep
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-0735-6331
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Measuring Parents' Perceptions of Programming Education in P-12 Schools: Scale Development and Validation
Kong, Siu-Cheung; Li, Robert Kwok-Yiu; Kwok, Ron Chi-Wai
Journal of Educational Computing Research, v57 n5 p1260-1280 Sep 2019
Schools around the globe increasingly realized the importance of technology and its application in the education system. To guarantee a successful educational innovation, schools seek out different parties for valuable opinions. Among them, parents are the important feedback providers, because their attitudes are influential on children's academic performance. Moreover, their involvement and support are considered the key factor that facilitates an effective implementation of programming education at schools. This study aimed at developing and validating an instrument measuring parents' perceptions of programming education among P-12 schools in Hong Kong. We propose that parents' perceptions of programming education is a multidimensional construct which constitutes (a) understanding, (b) support, and (c) expectation. In total, 524 questionnaires were collected from the parents who attended programming workshops and seminars. Exploratory factor analysis shows evidence for the three-dimensional construct. Confirmatory factor analysis reconfirms the measurement structure. Implications of the study are discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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