Análise fatorial confirmatória do construto homo zappiens

Abstract

It is an undeniable fact that we are experiencing a new era with the introduction of the computer in the daily lives of people and institutions. At first, his influence was limited to simpler tasks such as sending messages. Little by little, as new programs emerged, the presence of information technology has expanded to reach school. Initially, in the ludic form that the games provide, but over time, this presence has increased. The programs became more complex and capable of responding to educational demands previously restricted to the presence of a teacher. The volume of information produced was one such factor. The integration of the various forms of communication was another important component. New skills emerged in this process. In this step, the Homo Zappiens metaphor emerged, that is, a new concept not tested empirically. This study proposal aims to test a new concept called Homo Zappiens. For that, the structural equations modelling will be used, which is the procedure accepted by the academic community that works with quantitative models. The analysis of the answers given to the instrument produced the equations. Therefore, the exploratory factorial analysis (AFE) performed first to identify the latent variables that explain the variable under study. In the second moment, was used the confirmatory factorial analysis (AFC) to confirm the factors detected in the exploratory analysis. After all procedures applied, the results applied in the tree factor model the indicators show the existence of the hypothesis model suggested. Furthermore, it is possible observe that there are differences between the men and women concerning the use of the technologies.