Acceptance Scale of Tablet Computers by Secondary Education Students: Validity and Reliability Study Murat Tezer (Near East University, Nicosia, North Cyprus murat.tezer@neu.edu.tr) Fatih Soykan (Near East University, Nicosia, North Cyprus fatih.soykan@neu.edu.tr) Abstract: The purpose of this study is to develop a reliable tool for measuring the acceptance scale of tablet computers by secondary education students by involving the factors of social influences (SIs) and interactive perception. During the development process, the participants of the research consisted of 550 students from a private secondary educational institution during 2016–17. The survey form is comprised of six factors in total. These factors are perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, attitude towards use, SIs, perceived interaction (PI) and intention to adopt. The PI factor was deemed important after an examination of the literature and is included in the study. By applying exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis of the gathered data, a valid and reliable measuring tool, including 29 statements and six factors that measured the acceptance scale was developed. The study can also be improved by including new factors or supported by conducting comparative studies. Keywords: Human–computer interface, improving classroom teaching, interactive learning environments, secondary education Categories: L.3.1, L.3.6 1 Introduction Rapid changes in technology necessitate the progressive training of persons on new technologies and operating environments. These developments in the literature have prompted the educational institutions to instruct their students to use the technologies in question and make research on their acceptance. In light on the conducted research, models intending to clarify the students’ acceptance of technology were developed. In the study conducted [Venkatesh 03], have examined different technology acceptance and usage models and compared their weaknesses with their strengths. After concluding the study, they developed the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) which was included in the social influences (SIs) factor. Students are also affected by the rapid development of technology. Nowadays, students are required to be technologically literate. Despite various scientific research in the literature, the students’ acceptance progress of technology is not yet fully clear. However, the acceptance of an implementation based on technology is related to the acceptance and usage of the technology in the final test. This is because of the fact that whatever new or efficient the technology or application may be, it will not benefit the student as long as it is unaccepted. In this regard, it is important that the students Journal of Universal Computer Science, vol. 23, no. 12 (2017), 1132-1146 submitted: 20/3/17, accepted: 28/8/17, appeared: 28/12/17  J.UCS