ERIC Number: EJ971106
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jul
Pages: 14
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University Students' Behavioral Intention to Use Mobile Learning: Evaluating the Technology Acceptance Model
Park, Sung Youl; Nam, Min-Woo; Cha, Seung-Bong
British Journal of Educational Technology, v43 n4 p592-605 Jul 2012
As many Korean universities have recommended the implementation of mobile learning (m-learning) for various reasons, the number of such tertiary learning opportunities has steadily grown. However, little research has investigated the factors affecting university students' adoption and use of m-learning. A sample of 288 Konkuk university students participated in the research. The process by which students adopt m-learning was explained using structural equation modeling technique and the Linear Structural Relationship (LISREL) program. The general structural model based on the technology acceptance model included m-learning self-efficacy, relevance for students' major (MR), system accessibility, subjective norm (SN), perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, attitude (AT), and behavioral intention to use m-learning. The study results confirmed the acceptability of the model to explain students' acceptance of m-learning. M-learning AT was the most important construct in explaining the causal process in the model, followed by students' MR and SN. (Contains 5 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Student Attitudes, Structural Equation Models, Self Efficacy, Intention, Behavioral Objectives, Use Studies, Performance Factors, Relevance (Education), Access to Education, Norms, Usability, Program Evaluation, Interest Inventories, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Student Behavior, Attribution Theory, Technology Uses in Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Korea
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