ERIC Number: EJ1073802
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 19
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Antecedents of Continued Usage Intentions of Web-Based Learning Management System in Tanzania
Lwoga, Edda Tandi; Komba, Mercy
Education & Training, v57 n7 p738-756 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine factors that predict students' continued usage intention of web-based learning management systems (LMS) in Tanzania, with a specific focus on the School of Business of Mzumbe University. Specifically, the study investigated major predictors of actual usage and continued usage intentions of e-learning system, and challenges of using the e-learning system. Design/Methodology/Approach: Data were collected through a questionnaire survey of 300 third year undergraduate students, with a rate of return of 77 per cent. A total of 20 faculty members were also interviewed. The unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) was utilized in the study. Findings: The results show that actual usage was determined by self-efficacy, while continued usage intentions of web-based learning system was predicted by performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, self-efficacy, and actual usage. Challenges for using web-based LMS were related to information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure barrier, LMS user interface was not user friendly, weak ICT policies, management and technical support, limited skills, lack of awareness, resistance to change, and lack of time to prepare e-content and use the e-learning system. Practical Implications: The study findings are useful to e-learning managers and university management to identify important factors and develop appropriate policies and strategies to encourage long-term usage of e-learning systems for future studies and lifelong learning. Originality/Value: By using UTAUT in the context of continued usage intentions and the integration of an additional construct ("self-efficacy"), the extended UTAUT model fits very well in the web-based learning systems in Tanzania, in particular where such studies are scant. The findings can be used in other institutions with similar conditions in investigating the continued usage intentions of e-learning systems.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intention, Web Based Instruction, Integrated Learning Systems, Business Administration Education, Electronic Learning, Undergraduate Students, Student Surveys, Predictor Variables, Computer Uses in Education, Self Efficacy, College Faculty, Interviews, Barriers, Case Studies, Factor Analysis
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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: Tanzania
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