Measuring Parents’ Perceptions of Programming Education in P-12 Schools: Scale Development and Validation

Author:

Kong Siu-Cheung12,Li Robert Kwok-Yiu3,Kwok Ron Chi-Wai3

Affiliation:

1. Department of Mathematics and Information Technology, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong

2. Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong

3. City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong

Abstract

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.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Computer Science Applications,Education

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