Development of an instrument to measure Faculty’s information and communication technology access (FICTA)

Kamal Ahmed Soomro; Ugur Kale; Reagan Curtis; Mete Akcaoglu; Malayna Bernstein

doi:10.1007/s10639-017-9599-9

Development of an instrument to measure Faculty’s information and communication technology access (FICTA)

Kamal Ahmed Soomro, Ugur Kale, Reagan Curtis, Mete Akcaoglu, Malayna Bernstein

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The phenomenon of “digital divide” is complex and multidimensional, extending beyond issues of physical access. The purpose of this study was to develop a scale to measure a range of factors related to digital divide among higher education faculty and to evaluate its reliability and validity. Faculty’s Information and Communication Technology Access (FICTA) scale was tested and validated with 322 faculty teaching in public and private sector universities. Principal components analysis with varimax rotation confirmed an 8-factor solution corresponding to various dimensions of ICT access. The 57-item FICTA scale demonstrated good psychometric properties and offers researchers a tool to examine faculty’s access to ICT at four levels – motivational, physical, skills, and usage access.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	253-269
Number of pages	17
Journal	Education and Information Technologies
Volume	23
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-017-9599-9
State	Published - Jan 1 2018

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Library and Information Sciences

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Digital divide
Faculty
ICT access
Instrument development

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