Students’ Attitudes Towards Edmodo, a Social Learning Network: A Scale Development Study

Eyup YUNKUL; Serkan CANKAYA

doi:https://doi.org/10.17718/tojde.306554

Makale detayları

Students’ Attitudes Towards Edmodo, a Social Learning Network: A Scale Development Study

Yazarlar:

Eyup YUNKUL | Serkan CANKAYA

Yayıncı:

Anadolu University

Dergi:

Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 2017 Vol.18 Issue 2, pp.16-29

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2017

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000781464

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

pISSN:

1302-6488

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17718/tojde.306554

Özet:

 


Social Learning Networks (SLNs) are the developed forms of Social Network Sites (SNSs) adapted to educational environments, and they are used by quite a large population throughout the world. In addition, in related literature, there is no scale for the measurement of students’ attitudes towards such sites. The purpose of this study was to develop a scale to determine students’ attitudes towards Edmodo, a Social Learning Network (Edmodo Attitude Scale, EAS). The scale development process included reviewing the related literature, developing an item pool, asking for expert’s views, developing a draft form, carrying out two different applications for exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses and conducting validity and reliability analyses. The scale was developed in Turkish and applied online. The participants of the study were selected among undergraduate students who experienced Edmodo in a university in Turkey. At the end of the research process, a scale made up of 18 items and 4 factors was developed. The factors were found to be collaboration, usefulness, instructor support and self-confidence. Consequently, the scale could be said to be a valid and reliable attitude scale that could be used in learning environments which involves the use of a SLN.

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Makale detayları

Students’ Attitudes Towards Edmodo, a Social Learning Network: A Scale Development Study

Yazarlar: Eyup YUNKUL | Serkan CANKAYA

Yayıncı: Anadolu University

Dergi: Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 2017 Vol.18 Issue 2, pp.16-29

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 3/2017

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2000781464

Sıklık: Üç Aylık

pISSN: 1302-6488

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17718/tojde.306554

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Eyup YUNKUL | Serkan CANKAYA

Yayıncı:

Anadolu University

Dergi:

Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 2017 Vol.18 Issue 2, pp.16-29

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2017

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000781464

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

pISSN:

1302-6488

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17718/tojde.306554