Further development of the web user self-efficacy scale (WUSE)

Eachus, P; Hogg, P; Cassidy, SF

Abstract

The aim of this research was to develop a short version of the WUSE scale (Eachus and Cassidy, 2004) without compromising its psychometric properties. Using item analysis the original 40-item WUSE scale was reduced to 20 items, which were then incorporated into a questionnaire, which was used in a survey of students in higher education.
Extensive testing of the new scale used a diverse sample in order to further refine the scale and establish a comprehensive bank of normative data. The results of this survey suggest that the scale has acceptable standards of reliability and validity and should therefore have wide utility in higher education.

• Presentation Conference Type: Other
• Conference Name: Education in a Changing Environment
• Start Date: Jan 12, 2006
• End Date: Jan 13, 2006
• Publication Date: Jan 12, 2006
• Deposit Date: Jan 19, 2009
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 19, 2009
• Additional Information: Additional Information : ISBN: 1905732074; Event Type : Conference