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Publication Date: 2021-Sep
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University Students' Acceptance of Mobile Learning: A Comparative Study in Turkey and Kyrgyzstan
Education and Information Technologies, v26 n5 p6163-6181 Sep 2021
A key factor in the success of a technology is its use by target users. Therefore, the effectiveness of mobile learning depends on student acceptance. In this regard, the purpose of this study is to analyze the factors that influence university students' acceptance of mobile learning. This study is based on Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). Thus, the study covered attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control as the major antecedents of students' behavioral intention to use mobile learning. The study was conducted during the 2020-2021 fall term at two different universities, which are a state university in Turkey, and a state university in Kyrgyzstan. There were a total of 400 participants, including 200 students from each country. Structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis was employed to investigate the effects of factors on participant students' behavioral intention to use mobile learning. Turkish and Kyrgyz students showed both similarities and differences in the effects of factors on mobile learning use. The results demonstrated that subjective norm and perceived behavioral control have a significant impact on the use of mobile learning by both Turkish and Kyrgyz students. While attitude has a significant effect on Kyrgyz students' acceptance of mobile learning, it has no significant effect on Turkish students' acceptance.
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Technology Uses in Education, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Behavior Theories, Cross Cultural Studies, Structural Equation Models, State Universities, Intention, Foreign Countries
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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: Turkey; Kyrgyzstan
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