scholarly journals A study of students’ attitudes towards using ICT in a social constructivist environment

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Silin ◽  
David Kwok
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Students Attitudes

This study aims to examine the factors that support or hinder students’ attitudes towards using information and communication technology (ICT) in problem-based learning (PBL) using the technology acceptance model (TAM) (Davis, 1989) among polytechnic students. A total of 737 first-year polytechnic students in Singapore participated in the cross-sectional survey study by completing a questionnaire (The assessment of attitude and intention to use ICT tools among polytechnic students), which gathered both quantitative and qualitative data. Based on the analysis of the quantitative data, perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use are found to be significantly and positively correlated with attitudes towards using ICT. Results from the analysis of the qualitative data suggest five major themes (engagement, communication, information gathering, collaboration and efficiency) on what students enjoyed most about using ICT. On the other hand, Internet connectivity, usability, technical issues and ICT competency are the four other themes that categorised the difficulties students faced using ICT. An important implication is to develop polytechnic lecturers’ competency in the use of ICT-enabled learning tools as a priority to enable them to successfully integrate ICT in their PBL lessons. 

Awareness and Acceptance of Use of Mobile Authentication Service by Patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-36
Author(s):  
A. Akinleye ◽  
◽  
A.A. Ogunbameru ◽  
O.O. Oyetunde ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
National Agency ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mobile Authentication

Background: Nigeria is one of the countries with the highest burden of fake and counterfeit drugs. Interventions such as Mobile Authentication Service (MAS) is being deployed by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to assist patients in confirming the authenticity of their medications. Therefore, this study evaluates the acceptance of Nigerian patients of MAS. Objective: To investigate awareness and acceptance of MAS among patients visiting the outpatient pharmacy of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital.Method: This is a cross-sectional survey. The study was conducted in the outpatient pharmacy department of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos State from May, 2017 – August, 2017. A structured questionnaire, developed using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) concept (α = 0.74), was used to assess acceptance of MAS among patients. Linear regression and correlation statistics wereused to determine predictors of MAS acceptance. Results: Significant association exist between Awareness of MAS and Use (X = 69.116, p = 0.000), Procurement at licensed community stores and Use (X =14.456, p = 0.001) as well as Acquisition at Hospital Pharmacy and Use (X = 46.053, p = 0.000). Also, Perceived Usefulness (PU) and Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU) had a strong association with respondents’ Attitude to Use (ATT) {PU and ATT, r = 0.719, p < 0.005; PEOU and ATT, r = 0.806, p < 0.005}. Conclusion: Though awareness and acceptance of mobile authentication service is high, its use is moderate in practice. Further studies on how to improve the use of this service among the Nigerian populace is necessary.

scholarly journals Design simplicity influences patient portal use: the role of aesthetic evaluations for technology acceptance

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (e1) ◽  
pp. e157-e161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison J Lazard ◽  
Ivan Watkins ◽  
Michael S Mackert ◽  
Bo Xie ◽  
Keri K Stephens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Patient Portal ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Patient Portals ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Aesthetic

Abstract Objective This study focused on patient portal use and investigated whether aesthetic evaluations of patient portals function are antecedent variables to variables in the Technology Acceptance Model. Methods A cross-sectional survey of current patient portals users ( N  = 333) was conducted online. Participants completed the Visual Aesthetics of Website Inventory, along with items measuring perceived ease of use (PEU), perceived usefulness (PU), and behavioral intentions (BIs) to use the patient portal. Results The hypothesized model accounted for 29% of the variance in BIs to use the portal, 46% of the variance in the PU of the portal, and 29% of the variance in the portal’s PEU. Additionally, one dimension of the aesthetic evaluations functions as a predictor in the model – simplicity evaluations had a significant positive effect on PEU. Conclusion This study provides evidence that aesthetic evaluations – specifically regarding simplicity – function as a significant antecedent variable to patients’ use of patient portals and should influence patient portal design strategies.

scholarly journals Health consumers’ social media adoption behaviours in Australia

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 146045822110099
Author(s):  
Irfanuzzaman Khan ◽  
Md Abu Saleh ◽  
Ali Quazi ◽  
Raechel Johns
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Consumers

This research identifies the underlying drivers impacting on health consumers’ social media usage and acceptance behaviours using technology acceptance model (TAM) as the theoretical lens. A cross-sectional survey of 265 health consumers was conducted through a mall intercept technique. Participants in the survey were over the age of 18 and had access to a public or private healthcare service provider. The data were analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM). The major findings show that perceived ease of use, privacy threat, information quality, social influence and self-efficacy influence health consumers’ social media adoption behaviours. Perceived usefulness was not found to affect health consumers’ social media adoption behaviours. The moderation analysis showed that influences of privacy threats are non-significant for mature age respondents and non-frequent users of social media. This study’s findings have important implications for designing social media strategies for the healthcare industry. The drivers that positively impact on health consumers’ social media usages can be integrated into meaningful strategies to capture the attention of potential consumers. They need to be educated, informed and engaged as health consumers so that they employ social media effectively to their advantage.

scholarly journals Risk of Fear and Anxiety in Utilising Health App Surveillance Due to COVID-19: Gender Differences Analysis

Risks ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 179
Author(s):  
Adi Alsyouf ◽  
Ra’ed Masa’deh ◽  
Moteb Albugami ◽  
Mohammad Al-Bsheish ◽  
Abdalwali Lutfi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Mobile Health ◽  
Group Analysis ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Determinants ◽  
Study Results

Although technology trends and acceptance have been considered crucial topics, limited research has examined stress-specific factors such as health anxiety in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic based on people’s attitudes toward a mobile health app using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). Accordingly, this study primarily highlights the psychological determinants stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic that affect the usage of a mobile health app. The study followed a cross-sectional design and adopted a snowball sampling technique to collect the data. The findings showed a significant association between perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and event-related fear and Tabaud App intention. The relationships between Tabaud App intention and COVID-19 anxiety on Tabaud App usage were also revealed. The study found a significant association between perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness. Additionally, the multi-group analysis showed that only two paths related to Tabaud App intention, perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness, differed significantly between males and females. Additionally, women experienced anxiety disorders more than men. The study contributes to the previous knowledge on the field by examining the psychological determinants resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic that influence using a mobile health app, namely, event-related fear and COVID-19 anxiety. The study results may help governments, health policymakers, and health organisations in Saudi Arabia contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Check This Word Out! Exploring the Factors That Affect Students’ Vocabulary Learning Using Smartphones via Partial Least Squares

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Madallh Alhabahba ◽  
Omer Hassan Ali Mahfoodh ◽  
Ambigapathy Pandian ◽  
Yazan Mdala Mohammad ◽  
Enas Waleed Ahmed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Vocabulary Acquisition ◽  
Vocabulary Learning ◽  
Vocabulary Development ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Preparatory Year

A rigorous understanding of the use of Smartphones for foreign language vocabulary acquisition is crucial. Employing the technology acceptance model, this study aims to investigate students’ behavioural factors affecting Saudi students’ attitudes towards employing Smartphones for foreign vocabulary acquisition. Two hundred and seventy-three students studying in a preparatory year programme were surveyed. SmartPLS was employed to analyse the data obtained from the study’s sample. The results revealed that perceived usefulness and attitude proved to be significantly and positively related to vocabulary development. In addition, perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use proved to be significant predictors of students’ attitudes towards the use of Smartphone for vocabulary learning. However, the study showed that the relationship between perceived ease of use and vocabulary development is not significant. Thus, publishers of dictionaries may find it necessary to take into account the important role played by the design of dictionaries interfaces in facilitating the use of dictionaries in Smartphones. Furthermore, teachers and educators are encouraged to employ creative activities (e.g., word guessing games) that invest students’ use of Smartphones to learn vocabularies. Using Smartphones in learning improves interaction among students and teachers. Discussion and conclusions are also provided.

scholarly journals External Variables as Antecedents of Users Perception in Virtual Library Usage

10.28945/3450 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 073-087 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olusola I. Akinbobola ◽  
Akinniyi A. Adeleke
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
University Management ◽  
Virtual Library ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
External Variables

Several studies extended the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) by examining the antecedents of perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use; the present study looks at demographic aspect of external variables in virtual library use among undergraduate students. The purpose of this study is to identify the demographic factors sex, level of study, cumulative grade point average, and computer knowledge that act as external factors that are antecedents of perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use. The university management makes a large investment in the provision of a virtual library; investigation of the virtual library acceptance by students is important. TAM and theory of reasoned action (TRA) are utilised to theoretically test a model for the extension and to predict virtual library acceptance and usage. In a survey study, data was collected by using a structured questionnaire given to 394 randomly selected participants in a private university. Data were analysed by Pearson product moment correlation, multiple and hierarchical regression. The result of the study is consistent with TAM factors examined for explaining virtual library usage. The extension model accounts for 2.5% variance in perceived usefulness, 2.1% in perceived ease of use, 11.7% - 15.2% on intention to use and 7.2% on actual use of virtual library. Implications of the findings of the study on user’s virtual library training are discussed.

scholarly journals Persepsi Peserta Terhadap Aplikasi Mobile JKN Berbasis Technology Acceptance Model Di Klinik Pratama Surya Medika Semarang

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-200
Author(s):  
Harsono Harsono ◽  
Sigit Sugiharto ◽  
Rinayati Rinayati
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Technology Acceptance Model ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Acceptance Model

The JKN Mobile Application is an application designed by BPJS Health to balance the current increasing use of mobile technology and to provide easy acces and convenience for JKN participants online.   This study aims to determine the extent to which JKN participants perceptions of the JKN Mobile Application are measured using the TAM (Technology Acceptance Model) analysis model based on the usefulness (perceived usefulness) and ease of use (perceived ease of use)  This research is a quantitative descriptive study using a cross-sectional research design with a research sample of 38 JKN participants registered at the Pratama Surya Medika Clinic Semarang through random sampling with the research instrument used is a questionnaire.   The results showed that the overall JKN mobile application was rated 82,5% as very useful and 84% very easy to operate so it was very helpful and supportive for JKN participants in getting health services at the Pratama Surya Medika Clinic Semarang Keywords: JKN Participant Perception, JKN Mobile Application, TAM (Technology Acceptance Model)

Intended Continued Use Social Networking Sites

2017 ◽  
pp. 472-493
Author(s):  
Ned Kock ◽  
Murad Moqbel ◽  
Kevin Barton ◽  
Valerie Bartelt
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Facebook Use ◽  
Continued Use ◽  
Perceived Enjoyment

Hedonic information systems are those that are used primarily for pleasure. Previous research has established that the intention to use hedonic information systems is explained mainly by perceived ease of use and perceived enjoyment, with perceived usefulness to one's job being given less importance. Facebook could be seen as a hedonic information system. This paper employs a cross-sectional survey of 178 professionals who used Facebook to various degrees. Predictably, the authors' empirical results show that perceived enjoyment is indeed a much stronger determinant of intended continued Facebook use than ease of use or usefulness to one's job, explaining a considerable proportion of variance in continued use behavior. The authors also find that ease of use is a strong determinant of perceived enjoyment. Interestingly, their results suggest that intended continued Facebook use is significantly and positively associated with job performance, both directly and indirectly via job satisfaction.

Assessing timebanking use and coordination: implications for service exchange tools

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 344-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chien Wen Yuan ◽  
Benjamin V. Hanrahan ◽  
John M. Carroll
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Voluntary Service ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Service Exchange

PurposeTimebanking is a generalized, voluntary service exchange that promotes use of otherwise idle resources in a community and facilitates community building. Participants offer and request services through the mediation of the timebank software. In timebanking, giving help and accepting help are both contributions; contributions are recognized and quantified through exchange of time-based currency. The purpose of this paper is to explore how users perceive timebank offers and requests differently and how they influence actual use.Design/methodology/approachThis survey study, conducted in over 120 timebanks across the USA, examines users’ timebanking participation, adapting dimensions of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM).FindingsThe authors found that perceived ease of use in timebanking platforms was positively associated with positive attitudes toward both requests and offers, whereas perceived usefulness was negatively associated with positive attitudes toward requests and offers. The authors also found that having positive attitudes toward requests was important to elicit behavioral intention to make a request, but that positive attitudes toward offers did not affect behavioral intentions to make offers.Practical implicationsThe authors discussed these results and proposed design suggestions for future service exchange tools to address the issues the authors raised.Originality/valueThe study is among the first few studies that examine timebanking participation using large-scale survey data. The authors evaluate sociotechnical factors of timebanking participation through adapting dimensions of TAM.

scholarly journals Factors affecting intention to use e-banking in Jordan

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdel Latef M. Anouze ◽  
Ahmed S. Alamro
Keyword(s):  
Customer Value ◽  
Internet Banking ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting

Purpose Despite the wide availability of internet banking, levels of intention to use such facilities remain variable between countries. The purpose of this paper is to focus on e-banking in a country with low intention to use e-banking – Jordan – and to explain the slow uptake. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative method employing a cross-sectional survey was used as an appropriate way of meeting the research objectives. The survey was distributed to bank customers in Amman, Jordan, collecting a total of 328 completed questionnaires. SPSS and AMOS software were used, and multiple regression and artificial neural networks were applied to determine the relative impact and importance of e-banking predictors. Findings The statistical techniques revealed that several major factors, including perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, security and reasonable price, stand out as the barriers to intention to use e-banking services in Jordan. Originality/value This study theorizes a series of implications on intention to use e-banking. It draws the attention of Jordanian banks to the full functionality of their e-banking systems, emphasizing positive safety features, which could contribute to changing negative customer perceptions. It also contributes to eliciting the theory of customer value among banks by focusing on how they should properly enhance their use of shared value. Moreover, it will present to managers how e-banking predictors can send meaningful and timely information to customers.

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