WTET2How Willing are You to Try New Educational Technology?

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

2. For me, using technology in education has many important practical benefits.
3. People like me are very curious about new educational technologies.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WTET2 ©1998 Ned W. Schultz