Assessing Laptop Use in Higher Education Classrooms: The Laptop Effectiveness Scale (LES)

Autor/inn/en	Lauricella, Sharon; Kay, Robin
Titel	Assessing Laptop Use in Higher Education Classrooms: The Laptop Effectiveness Scale (LES)
Quelle	In: Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 26 (2010) 2, S.151-163 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-5554
Schlagwörter	Feedback (Response); Higher Education; Construct Validity; Measures (Individuals); Test Construction; Reliability; Films; Foreign Countries; Electronic Learning; Computer Assisted Instruction; Educational Technology; College Students; Student Attitudes; Recreational Activities; Laptop Computers; Computer Mediated Communication; Games; Internet; College Instruction; Instructional Effectiveness; Program Effectiveness; Use Studies; Student Surveys; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Messdaten; Testaufbau; Reliabilität; Film; Ausland; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Unterrichtsmedien; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Freizeitgestaltung; Laptop computer; Laptop; Computer; Digitalrechner; Computerkonferenz; Game; Spiel; Spiele; Hochschullehre; Unterrichtserfolg; Benutzerschulung; Schülerbefragung; Kanada
Abstract	Considerable research has been conducted examining the use of laptops in higher education, however, a reliable and valid scale to assess in-class use of laptops has yet to be developed. The purpose of the following study was to develop and evaluate the "Laptop Effectiveness Scale" (LES). The scale consisted of four constructs: academic use and three areas of non-academic use (communication, watching movies, playing games). Tested on 177 higher education students, the data generated using the LES showed acceptable internal reliability, construct validity, content and convergent validity. Feedback from students suggested that both academic and non-academic constructs assessed by the LES could be expanded to incorporate a wider range of laptop related behaviour. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Ascilite Secretariat, P.O. Box 44, Figtree, NSW, Australia. Tel: +61-8-9367-1133; e-mail: info@ascilite.org.au; Web site: http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10