ERIC Number: EJ1175231
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 16
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Explicating the Influences That Explain Intention to Use Technology among English Teachers in China
Teo, Timothy; Huang, Fang; Hoi, Cathy Ka Weng
Interactive Learning Environments, v26 n4 p460-475 2018
Given the paradox between pervasive promotion of technology use in English teaching and lack of studies about teachers' technology acceptance in China, this study aims to examine intentions of English teachers in China to use technology in their classroom teaching. Based on the technology acceptance model, eight variables including perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEU), attitude toward use, behavioral intention (BI), computer self-efficacy (CSE), technology complexity (TC), facilitating conditions (FC), and constructivist teaching beliefs (CTBs) were incorporated to examine relationships among these variables. Data were collected from 183 English teachers at 5 Chinese universities via a self-report questionnaire and analyzed using a structural equation model. Results indicated that the proposed model has a good fit. Three variables--PU, FC, and CTBs were found to be significant predictors of attitude toward use, while PEU and TC were not. Additionally, PU, CSE, and CTBs are significant antecedents for teachers' BIs to use technology. This study contributed to the understanding of technology acceptance theories by contextualizing the current study to Chinese educational context. It also provided valuable references for technology-related policy-making and teachers' professional development.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Uses in Education, Intention, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Predictor Variables, Usability, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Behavior, Self Efficacy, Computer Literacy, Appropriate Technology, Constructivism (Learning), Beliefs, Questionnaires, Structural Equation Models, Hypothesis Testing, Educational Technology, Influences, College Second Language Programs, College Faculty, Language Teachers, Factor Analysis, Maximum Likelihood Statistics, Statistical Analysis
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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: China
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