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WTET2: All Items Ranked by Correlation to Total Willingness

Item-Total
Correlation

Factor

People like me are very curious about new educational technologies.
.70

III

Brand new types of educational technology tend to frustrate or annoy me. *
.69

I

I would rather have someone else be the 'guinea pig' for new technology. *
.65

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Being among the first to try "cutting edge" technology stimulates my creative side.
.64

III

New educational technology has brought too many disruptive changes into my life. *
.63

I

When it comes to using technology, I'm driven to try it by inner urges or interests.
.62

III

I have found that trying out new types of technology brings a lot of rewards.
.58

I

The only way I'll try new learning technology is if I see more worthwhile benefits. *
.56

I

I've got a lot of confidence that I can master various types of educational technology.
.56

II, III

It would be fun to be among the first users of a new educational technology.
.54

III

New educational technologies tend to be impractical or a waste of time. *
.54

I

It is quite important for me to become competent in using educational technology.
.54

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I feel unsure that I will be able to understand or master new technology systems. *
.53

II

For me, using technology in education has many important practical benefits.
.52

I

Until it is more practical or affordable, I won't do much with technology. *
.52

I

One of the biggest hurdles for me in using educational technology is self-doubt. *
.51

II

I feel a lot of societal pressure to use new educational technology. *
.51

I, II, III

To get me to try educational technology, you'd better guarantee it won't fail. *
.48

I

I get a definite sense of achievement from learning to use new technological methods.
.47

III

For people like me, concern about failure is an important motivating factor. *
.46

II

I'm highly motivated to break out of traditional ways of doing things.
.43

I, III

Following items dropped from final scale due to lower correlations.

Using technology in education is a "hot" trend that will probably fade in time. *
.39

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The chance to explore something new would not be a strong motivator for me. *
.31

---

I would only be interested if clear rewards or incentives were provided. *
.30

---

Getting helpful training...that's the way for me to master new educational technology. *
.18

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* scores reversed in calculating overall willingness
WTET2 Copyright ©1998 Ned W. Schultz

WTET2: All Items Ranked by Correlation to Total Willingness	Item-Total Correlation	Factor
People like me are very curious about new educational technologies.	.70	III
Brand new types of educational technology tend to frustrate or annoy me. *	.69	I
I would rather have someone else be the 'guinea pig' for new technology. *	.65	---
Being among the first to try "cutting edge" technology stimulates my creative side.	.64	III
New educational technology has brought too many disruptive changes into my life. *	.63	I
When it comes to using technology, I'm driven to try it by inner urges or interests.	.62	III
I have found that trying out new types of technology brings a lot of rewards.	.58	I
The only way I'll try new learning technology is if I see more worthwhile benefits. *	.56	I
I've got a lot of confidence that I can master various types of educational technology.	.56	II, III
It would be fun to be among the first users of a new educational technology.	.54	III
New educational technologies tend to be impractical or a waste of time. *	.54	I
It is quite important for me to become competent in using educational technology.	.54	---
I feel unsure that I will be able to understand or master new technology systems. *	.53	II
For me, using technology in education has many important practical benefits.	.52	I
Until it is more practical or affordable, I won't do much with technology. *	.52	I
One of the biggest hurdles for me in using educational technology is self-doubt. *	.51	II
I feel a lot of societal pressure to use new educational technology. *	.51	I, II, III
To get me to try educational technology, you'd better guarantee it won't fail. *	.48	I
I get a definite sense of achievement from learning to use new technological methods.	.47	III
For people like me, concern about failure is an important motivating factor. *	.46	II
I'm highly motivated to break out of traditional ways of doing things.	.43	I, III
Following items dropped from final scale due to lower correlations.
Using technology in education is a "hot" trend that will probably fade in time. *	.39	---
The chance to explore something new would not be a strong motivator for me. *	.31	---
I would only be interested if clear rewards or incentives were provided. *	.30	---
Getting helpful training...that's the way for me to master new educational technology. *	.18	---
* scores reversed in calculating overall willingness WTET2 Copyright ©1998 Ned W. Schultz