Developing the attitude scale for Arduino use in courses

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop a Likert-type scale to determine the attitudes ofteachers and preservice teachers towards using Arduino in their courses. Arduino is one of the leadingrobotic vehicles in education. There is much data about how attitudes shape behaviors. The positiveattitude of the teachers about the usefulness of Arduino in the educational context is a facilitatingcomponent for them to use it more effectively. In the process of developing the scale, the Likert scaledevelopment process consisting of 8 steps determined by Anderson was followed. The draft test wasapplied to a total 312 teachers who are working in 11 different disciplines and participated in Arduinocourses. The data obtained as a result of the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) and Bartlett tests weredetermined to be suitable for factor analysis. As a result of the factor analysis, a scale with a single factor,consisting of 21 items and with a value of .919 Cronbach's Alpha, was obtained.