June 2017
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The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of students’ attitude towards technology on their academic achievement in technical education. Data was collected from 3338 respondents of final year students of Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical technologies. To measure attitude towards technology Pupils' Attitudes towards Technology (PATT) USA instrument was adapted. Validity and reliability were re-established on the revised instrument. The achievement scores of students were obtained from the annual examination results of Punjab Board of Technical Education. Data were analyzed with the help of the Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS-15). Regression analysis was also used to investigate the effect of students’ attitude towards technology on their academic achievement. Results showed that students with a higher level of attitude towards technology reflected higher academic achievement in technical education while students with a lower level of attitude towards technology scored lower marks in technical education.