ERIC Number: EJ1257144
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0218-8791
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Practicum Teachers' Use of Mobile Technology as Measured by the Technology Acceptance Model
Walker, Zachary; Kho, Hui Han; Tan, Desiree; Lim, Nathaniel
Asia Pacific Journal of Education, v40 n2 p230-246 2020
This study utilized the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to examine practicum teachers' current use of mobile technology and their intentions of use in the future. A survey was conducted to better understand the relationship between practicum teachers and their potential assimilation of technology into classroom practice. The survey questionnaire was administered to 100 undergraduate students at [institute withheld], [country withheld]'s teacher preparatory university. The following four key constructs of the TAM were assessed: perceived ease of use (PEU), perceived usefulness (PU), subjective norm (SN), and behavioural intention to use (BIU). The impact of practicum teachers' gender and academic subjects on their acceptance of technology were also investigated. The present study found strong links between PEU and PU. While practicum teachers perceived mobile technology as being useful and intended to use it in their classrooms, BIU was not significantly impacted by PEU, PU, or SN. The data also suggested that gender did not affect BIU while practicum teachers' academic subjects might be an indicator of their future intentions to use mobile technology. With these findings, recommendations are made to further improve the integration of mobile technology in classroom practice.
Descriptors: Practicums, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Gender Differences, Undergraduate Students, Technology Integration, Teacher Education Programs, Difficulty Level, Value Judgment, Intention, Social Influences, Intellectual Disciplines, Correlation, Majors (Students), Student Attitudes
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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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