Romero, Sonia J.Guillén-Gámez, F. DavidBravo Agapito, JavierOrdóñez Camacho, Xavier GiovanniPeter Shea2024-02-022024-02-022020-06-01Romero, S.J., Ordóñez, X.C., Guillén-Gamez, F.D., Bravo-Agapito, J. (2020). Attitudes towards technology among distance education students: validation of an explanatory model. Online Learning, 24, 2, 59-75.10.24059/olj.v24i2.2028https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/98384Attitudes toward technology are preconceived notions that affect the teaching-learning process and the academic-professional performance of students, in particular those who use technology. This investigation has two objectives: to test the measuring properties (reliability, factorial structure) of an instrument that measures attitudes and to propose and validate a model that hypothesizes digital competence and frequency of use of technologies have a positive impact on attitudes. The sample included 1,251 students of the Madrid Open University in a nonexperimental, explanatory study using structural equation methodology. The results indicated adequate psychometric properties for the test and good adjustment of the proposed model (χ² = 163.91, df = 37, p < .001) allowing for further exploration of the relationship between use, skill, and attitudes in the distance education context and improving the properties of measuring instruments proposed in Spanish.engAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/journal articlehttps://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/article/view/2028open accessAttitudes toward technologiesDistance educationStructural equation modelsDigital competenceUse of technologyEnseñanza universitariaInternet (Ciencias de la Información)5802.01 Educación de Adultos