Jeffrey L. Moore

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Jeffrey L. Moore is a pioneering researcher in educational technology, with a specific focus on the early measurement and understanding of student attitudes toward computers and robots. His foundational work in the mid-1980s established critical frameworks for assessing how secondary school pupils perceive and interact with emerging digital tools. Moore’s major contribution lies in the development and empirical validation of psychometric instruments, most notably a 64-item Likert-type scale that captured seven distinct dimensions of pupil attitudes. His landmark 1985 study, cited 23 times, was among the first to systematically investigate how factors like sex, Piagetian cognitive stage, chosen course of study, home computer use, and experience with computer-assisted learning (CAL) shape these attitudes. This work, alongside his development of a dedicated questionnaire (8 citations), provided researchers and educators with reliable tools to gauge student receptivity, directly informing the design of early educational interventions and curricula. Moore’s research remains a touchstone for understanding the human factors in technology adoption in classrooms, offering enduring insights into the psychological and social dynamics that influence learning with computers and robots.