ERIC Number: EJ872026
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 37
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0735-6331
Factors Influencing Pupils' Acceptance of an E-Learning System for Secondary Schools
Friedrich, Helmut Felix; Hron, Aemilian
Journal of Educational Computing Research, v42 n1 p63-78 2010
The present study aims at investigating which factors are significant for pupils' acceptance of an E-Learning system introduced into secondary schools. The E-Learning system consisted of interactive learning modules for several school subjects and a Learning Management System (LMS). Research on IT acceptance and attitudes guided the specification of independent variables as predictors of acceptance. Survey data were collected from 125 pupils from 8 German high schools in January and July 2005. Results from a three-step hierarchical regression reveal that perceived usefulness was a significant positive predictor of pupils' acceptance, with perceived usefulness of the LMS having the greatest weight. Computer related attitude, self-efficacy, and gender had negligible or no influence on acceptance. The final regression model accounted for approximately 51% of the variance in the outcome measure. The findings indicate the critical importance of perceived usefulness in predicting pupils' acceptance of the E-Learning system, as is likewise known from acceptance research on IT at the work place. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Secondary Schools, Management Systems, Self Efficacy, Learning Modules, High School Students, Computer Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Gender Differences, Integrated Learning Systems, Foreign Countries, Multiple Regression Analysis, Factor Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Germany

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