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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Apr
Pages: 12
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Identify the Motivational Factors to Affect the Higher Education Students to Learn Using Technology
Yau, Hon Keung; Cheng, Alison Lai Fong; Ho, Wing Man
Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, v14 n2 p89-100 Apr 2015
The purpose of this study is twofold. Firstly, engineering students' motivation in using technology for learning in one of Hong Kong universities is investigated. Secondly, new research model about students' perception in using technology for learning is developed. Survey was employed and the questionnaires were distributed to targeted university under study. 211 questionnaires were collected. The major findings of this study are that (i) Confidence was positively related to Relevance; (ii) Satisfaction was positively related to Confidence; (iii) Relevance was positively correlated with Satisfaction; (iv) Interest is positively related to Relevance; (v) Perceived personal ability is positively associated with Confidence; (vi) Confidence is positively associated with perseverance; (vii) Confidence, is negatively associated with anxiety; and (viii) Satisfaction is positively associated with social influence.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, College Students, Persistence, Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Student Attitudes, Technology Uses in Education, Questionnaires, Self Esteem, Relevance (Education), Satisfaction, Self Efficacy, Anxiety, Social Influences, Student Motivation, Hypothesis Testing, Correlation, Technological Literacy, Likert Scales
Sakarya University. Esentepe Campus, Adapazari 54000, Turkey. Tel: +90-505-2431868; Fax: +90-264-6141034; e-mail: tojet@sakarya.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.tojet.net
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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