Development and Standardization of Information Processing Skills Scale for Higher Secondary Students

G. Kumaravelu*
Post Doctoral Fellow, School of Education, Pondicherry University, India.
Periodicity:December - February'2018
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jsch.13.3.13954

Abstract

The present study is an attempt to construct an information processing skills scale for higher secondary students. Information processing skills scale was developed and standardized based on the theoretical concept “Information skills in the school” engaging learners in constructing knowledge by State of New South Wales, Department of Education and Training (2007) by administering 325 randomly selected higher secondary school students of Puducherry region, thereby conducting item analysis to eliminate the inconsistent items in the tool. The final form of information processing skills scale consists of 47 items classified into six dimensions, namely-defining, locating, selecting, organizing, presenting, and assessing. All the items of information processing skills scale are likert type with five point rating.

Keywords

Development, Standardization, Information Processing Skills, Higher Secondary Students

How to Cite this Article?

Kumaravelu, G. (2018). Development and Standardization of Information Processing Skills Scale for Higher Secondary Students. i-manager’s Journal on School Educational Technology, 13(3), 37-41. https://doi.org/10.26634/jsch.13.3.13954

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