AN ASSESSMENT OF INDIVIDUAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS FOR COMPUTING VALIDATION: MOTIVATION AND SOCIAL PROCESSES
AN ASSESSMENT OF INDIVIDUAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS FOR COMPUTING VALIDATION: MOTIVATION AND SOCIAL PROCESSES
Author(s): Tzong-Song Wang, Sheng-Wen HsiehSubject(s): Media studies, Theory of Communication, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Sociology of Education
Published by: Expert Projects Publishing
Keywords: virtual learning; technology acceptance model; web-based learning; education; computing; motivation;
Summary/Abstract: This study identified the attitudes toward using computers and Web-based technology as measured by the Computer attitude scale (CAS) and the Web-based attitude scale (WAS). Also this study examined individual and technological factors which determine learner levels of anticipation to adopt Web-based learning technology in postsecondary education. A conceptual and modified model that was an extension of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), TAM2, and Webbased Instruction (WBI) provided the theory and design for the study. Data were analyzed through two-way MANOVA to decipher learner behaviors related to adopting Web-based learning technology in postsecondary education. A combination of behavioral and psychometric questionnaires consisting of TAM perceptions, computer attitude scales, Web-based attitude scales, and demographic information was created.
Journal: Revista de Cercetare şi Intervenţie Socială
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 50
- Page Range: 156-171
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English