RELIABILITY AND FACTORIAL VALIDITY OF THE ATTITUDES TOWARD COMPUTER USAGE SCALE IN SAUDI-ARABIA

The use of Computers in Saudi Arabia is growing rapidly. Thousands of computers are being installed in various schools around the country. Yet there is no reliable way of measuring changing attitudes towards computer use. Therefore, this study was undertaken to determine the usefulness of the Attitudes Toward Computer Usage Scale (ATCUS) in Saudi Arabia, its factorial validity and reliability were examined. The sample consisted of 210 undergraduates students from King Saud University. Results indicated that the (ATCUS) is a convenient, reliable and valid measure of computer attitudes in Saudi Arabia and it can be confidently and effectively employed in research and program evaluation contexts,