Development of a quantitative analysis model of creative problem solving ability in computer textbooks

Abstract

Computer education in secondary schools aims to equip students with a creative problem solving ability (CPSA) and to enhance information literacy needed in the information age. One of the most popular instructional tools for computer education is to use textbooks. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a quantitative analysis model of CPSA in computer textbooks by analyzing the exploration procedure, the problem solving process, and the content analysis in textbooks, focusing on CPSA. Therefore, the goal of this paper is to propose a technique to analyze how much CPSA is presented in computer textbooks. Finally, the validity of the proposed analysis techniques in CPSA are verified by conducting construct and content validity, a confirmatory factor analysis, and a path analysis. The experiments were verified by 153 experts, who have teaching experiences of computer education in secondary schools. The data was analyzed using SPSS 18.0 and Amos 20.0 software tools.