ERIC Number: EJ1073578
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 15
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Exploring the Factors That Affect the Intention to Use Collaborative Technologies: The Differing Perspectives of Sequential/Global Learners
Huang, Yong-Ming
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, v31 n3 p278-292 2015
The use of collaborative technologies in learning has received considerable attention in recent years, but few studies to date have examined the factors that affect sequential and global learners' intention to use such technologies. Previous studies have shown that the learners of different learning styles have different needs for educational technologies. Accordingly, understanding the factors that affect the different types of learners' intention to use collaborative technologies is an important issue. To this end, we add two external variables, facilitating conditions and social influence, to the technology acceptance model and then testing a number of hypotheses. Our results show that most of the hypotheses are supported, and further reveal that (1) attitude towards using is the most important determinant of students' intention to use a collaborative technology, followed by social influence and facilitating conditions; (2) sequential learners are more concerned about perceived usefulness; (3) global learners are more concerned about perceived ease of use.
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Intention, Performance Factors, Sequential Learning, Global Approach, Educational Technology, Predictor Variables, Social Influences, Hypothesis Testing, Student Attitudes, Computer Attitudes, Models, Relevance (Education), Usability, Cognitive Style, Questionnaires, Least Squares Statistics, Item Analysis, College Students, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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