ERIC Number: EJ1294756
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Mar
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Mobile Learning Technology Readiness and Acceptance among Pre-Service Teachers in Pakistan during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Knowledge Management & E-Learning, v13 n1 p83-101 Mar 2021
Accessibility in education during the COVID-19 pandemic is a big challenge around the world. This study aimed to investigate pre-service teachers' accessibility, acceptability, and readiness with respect to mobile learning (M-learning) technology and the relationships between M-learning acceptance and readiness. The questionnaires adopted the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology. The survey was conducted with 429 preservice teachers from public and private universities in Pakistan. It was found that mobile phones and the Internet are easily accessible to pre-service teachers. The results reveal that personal innovation, quality of services, and social influence have a significant direct impact on behavioral intention to use M-learning technology. Personal innovation and quality of services have an indirect effect on M-learning readiness. On the contrary, the study found a direct effect of effort expectancy, performance expectancy, personal innovation, quality of services, and behavioral intentions on M-learning readiness. The implications of the findings are also discussed.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Student Attitudes, Internet, Access to Computers, Intention, Readiness, Correlation, Online Courses
Laboratory of Knowledge Management & E-Learning. Web site: http://www.kmel-journal.org/ojs/index.php/online-publication
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pakistan
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