scholarly journals Using an Technology Readiness Model to Understand Perceived Usefulness of Learning in the Covid-19 Era

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 631
Author(s):  
Rivan Gestiardi ◽  
Sarwanto Sarwanto ◽  
Chumdari Chumdari ◽  
Ika Maryani
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Technology Readiness ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes Towards Technology ◽  
Technology Services

The use of new technology for educators makes it difficult for educators to update existing learning, knowledge skills, and various knowledge. However, the application of technology to the attitude of educators in adopting new technology is joined with the covid-19 pandemic, which requires educators to prepare technology. Technology readiness (TR) becomes a model in preparing technology that characterizes individuals using and adopting new technologies to achieve the desired goals. Perceived usefulness is an essential indicator of the attitude we take in the use of specific technologies. The purpose of this study was to analyze the TR of perceived usefulness in learning in the Covid-19 era. This research focuses on providing a general understanding and awareness of the importance of TR in everyday life. This type of research is quantitative, using univariate analysis and simple linear regression. This research design includes correlational research. The number of samples was 215 students were involved. The data collection tool uses an online questionnaire. The result is that school teacher education students in Yogyakarta have high TR abilities and positively affect perceived usefulness. This research implies that educators or stakeholders realize the importance of TR and technology services by encouraging positive attitudes towards technology to reduce reluctance to use technology.

Gender Differences in Perceptions of Technology, Technology Readiness, and Spatial Cognition

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 1395-1399
Author(s):  
Dawn G. Blasko ◽  
Heather C. Lum ◽  
John Campbell
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Mixed Reality ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Technology Readiness ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Mobile Mapping ◽  
Sense Of Direction ◽  
Virtual And Augmented Reality ◽  
Mobile Maps ◽  
Insight Into

With developments in new technologies such as mobile mapping and mixed reality (virtual and augmented reality), there is demand for insight into how individual differences influence technology readiness. We examined the influence of gender, perceived sense of direction, mental rotation, and navigation on the different aspects of technology readiness: discomfort, optimism, innovativeness, and insecurity. The results of an online questionnaire showed that women were equally optimistic about embracing technology. However, they rated themselves higher on discomfort and insecurity and lower on innovativeness. We also examined the perceived usefulness of navigation aids. For example, both men and women found mobile maps useful, but men found paper maps more useful than women. Women were more likely than men to feel that using Google Maps increased safety. Therefore, it is incorrect to say that women are less ready to embrace technology, rather it depends on its usefulness for the task at hand.

Perceived Usefulness and Competency in using the District Health Information System Data among District Health Managers in Tanzania (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daudi Simba ◽  
Felix Sukums ◽  
Claud Kumalija ◽  
Sarah Asiimwe ◽  
Sai Pothepragada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Health Information System ◽  
Work Load ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
District Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Managers

BACKGROUND Tanzania introduced DHIS2 in 2013 to support the already existing HMIS which was largely paper-based aiming at improving data quality and use. To achieve these objectives, building human resources was imperative in the face of new technologies. OBJECTIVE This study sought to determine the perceived usefulness of DHIS2 among district health managers and their competency in using it and the generated data. METHODS This is a descriptive cross-sectional study employing a quantitative approach using a self-administered online questionnaire. The study included all core and co-opted members of the district health management team from all the districts in the country. Frequency and bivariate analyses were conducted and the differences between categories were measured using chi-square. P-values less than 0.05 were considered significant. RESULTS Overall, district health managers were satisfied with DHIS2 (80%) because of work-load reduction (82%) and easy to learn (83%), and enhances data use (86%). Although only half of the managers had user accounts (53%) and were trained on DHIS2 (48%) majority of them claimed to have an average of advanced skills in data validation (70%); produce visualization (61%); and use DHIS2 data (>60%). The biggest challenges facing health managers included using a paper-based system as a primary data source (73%) and internet slowness (60%). Whereas core members were more confident in using DHIS2 compared other members; programme coordinators were found to receive more training on data analysis and use; and more confident in using DHIS2 data compared to other CHMT members. CONCLUSIONS This study has shown that district health managers have appreciable competencies in using DHIS2 and its data. However, their level of skills is incommensurate with duration since commencement. This study recommends improvement of access to and use of DHIS2 data.

scholarly journals Modelling the Acceptance and Use of Electronic Medical Records from Patients’ Point of View: Evidence from Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Dalal Bamufleh
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Technology Implementation ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Proposed Model

Background: The employment of IT in healthcare reflects a need to meet the increasing demands of patients and to upgrade the quality and productivity of the provided services. However, the literature demonstrates many failures in systems and IT technology implementation. One of the reasons behind these failures is users’ resistance. The ministry of health (MOH) in Saudi Arabia (SA) has prioritized the embracing of new technologies that could improve the healthcare services, such as electronic medical record (EMR) systems. On the other hand, studies that address the acceptance and use of hospital information systems (HIS) and EMRs in SA from patients’ standpoint are scarce. The aim of this study was to explore patients’ acceptance of an EMR system by proposing a model adapted from the technology acceptance model (TAM) and the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT). Methods: An online questionnaire was used where questions were based on the proposed model constructs (facilitating conditions (FC), perceived ease of use (PEOU), perceived usefulness (PU), attitude (ATT), and behavioral intention (BI)). 116 patients responded to the questionnaire. The model was then tested to identify the factors that affect patients’ intention to use the online services of the EMR. Results: The analysis of the research model suggested that (1) FCs influenced the degree of system’s PEOU. (2) PEOU affected the EMR’s PU. (3) PU affected patients’ ATT toward using the EMR. (4) A positive effect is found between ATT and BI to use EMR. Conclusion: The study has implications for healthcare IT acceptance research and efforts in SA, as to date patients’ perspectives have received little attention. The research also makes a theoretical contribution as it validated the proposed model.

Implementation of Artificial Intelligence in Fashion: Are Consumers Ready?

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuli Liang ◽  
Seung-Hee Lee ◽  
Jane E. Workman
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
The United States ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
And Performance

Given the growing interest in combinations of fashion and digital innovations, it is critical for both researchers and retailers to understand how consumers respond to new technologies, especially artificial intelligence (AI). The purpose of the study was to examine consumers’ attitudes and purchase intention toward an AI device. By adapting the technology acceptance model, a conceptual model was constructed and tested related to consumers’ attitudes and purchase intention toward an AI device—Echo Look. A total of 313 subjects (61% female) between 18 and 65 years old in the top 10 metropolitan areas in the United States participated in the study. The results indicated that perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and performance risk were significant in consumers’ attitude toward AI. Positive attitudes toward technology positively influenced the purchase intention. Based on these results, theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

scholarly journals Impacto do treinamento na implantação de novo sistema eletrônico e aceitação de novas tecnologias em uma instituição federal de ensino superior

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 773-791
Author(s):  
Josivania Silva Farias ◽  
Marília Mesquita Resende
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
De Novo ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Transfer Of Skills ◽  
Frequency Of Use ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
New System

Purpose – The adoption of new technologies is a challenge for organizations, which leads them to invest in training when implementing a new system. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the impact of training on the acceptance of a new system, as well as the relationship between the impact of training and the acceptance of new technology with the frequency of use of the system by the user in a federal institution of higher education.Design/methodology/approach – An online questionnaire was answered by participants from an institution two months after the training of a new system. A total of 288 responses were obtained (56.3 % were women, and 44.1 % were from 29 to 39 years). The scales for self-assessment of impact of training at work, for support to transfer, and for accepting new technologies were applied, in addition to sociodemographic data and frequency of use of the system. Correlations, linear regression, and ANOVA with a post hoc test were conducted to test the relationship between variables.Findings – The results indicated that the greater the perception of impact of training, higher the acceptance of the new system. In addition, those who demonstrated greater acceptance of technology, used the system more frequently.Research limitations/implications – This study has implications for the management of training related to new technologies.Originality/value – It also contributes to the field by bringing the concept of impact of training jointly with the acceptance of new technologies, which traditionally has investigated only reactions to training, and not the transfer of skills.

scholarly journals Public Behavior as an Output of E-Government Service: The Role of New Technology Integrated in E-Government and Antecedent of Relationship Quality

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7464
Author(s):  
Taqwa Hariguna ◽  
Athapol Ruangkanjanases ◽  
Sarmini
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Electronic Government ◽  
Mobile Service ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Sustainable Implementation ◽  
The Government ◽  
Questionnaire Surveys ◽  
The Right ◽  
Media Integration

Electronic government has played an essential role in citizen policy strategy, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of citizen and government interaction, companies can utilize electronic government facilities to establish direct communication and maintain service quality by integrating new technologies and facilities in electronic government which can provide service via online, embedded with social media integration, implemented with mobile service, using personalized user accounts, e-participation service integration, in combination with ongoing citizen information. Therefore, electronic government facilities must adapt and choose the right content to promote strong citizen relations, leading to citizen behavior to make long-term use of electronic government facilities. This study considered and integrated the latest technology from electronic government and associated it with connection quality. Sustainable motives and faithfulness were used to quantify the quality of citizen relations to electronic government facilities, which can influence the results of citizen behavior. The SmartPLS 2 software was used to quantify and estimate 425 online questionnaire surveys. The results showed that of the 12 hypotheses, eight hypotheses were declared to have a significant effect, consisting of H1, H2, H6–H8, and H10–H12, while the other four hypotheses were stated to have no significant effect, namely H3–H5, and H9. This study was used to guide the government as a provider of electronic government facilities to adapt and provide content following the dimensions of the latest technology to achieve goals and produce sustainable implementation.

Visitor Satisfaction of the Palace Museum Website in China: An Empirical and Integrated Model

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 421-437
Author(s):  
Qiong Dang ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
System Quality ◽  
Visitor Satisfaction ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Museum Websites ◽  
Perceived Usability

In 2001, the website of the Palace Museum was opened to the public, marking that museum’s first step into the digital era in China. Numerous studies and much research has concentrated on how to employ this new technology in order to digitize the museum and its collection. However, little attention has been paid to research regarding visitor satisfaction’s regarding museum websites in China. This research aims to fill the gap. Consequently, this conceptual model has been proposed, and the Palace Museum website was as the research objective. Empirical methodology has been applied and the online survey was created to gather data, which results in a total of 557 questionnaires being analyzed though the SPSS 20.0. The findings demonstrate that system quality, perceived usefulness, perceived usability, and the museum’s image have a positive impact on visitor satisfaction regarding their continuance intention. Furthermore, managerial implications are proposed for museum practitioners.

The Recent Revolution in High Performance Computing

MRS Bulletin ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. 5-6
Author(s):  
Horst D. Simon
Keyword(s):  
High Performance Computing ◽  
High Performance ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Parallel Architecture ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Good News ◽  
Computing Industry ◽  
Time And Energy ◽  
Performance Computing

Recent events in the high-performance computing industry have concerned scientists and the general public regarding a crisis or a lack of leadership in the field. That concern is understandable considering the industry's history from 1993 to 1996. Cray Research, the historic leader in supercomputing technology, was unable to survive financially as an independent company and was acquired by Silicon Graphics. Two ambitious new companies that introduced new technologies in the late 1980s and early 1990s—Thinking Machines and Kendall Square Research—were commercial failures and went out of business. And Intel, which introduced its Paragon supercomputer in 1994, discontinued production only two years later.During the same time frame, scientists who had finished the laborious task of writing scientific codes to run on vector parallel supercomputers learned that those codes would have to be rewritten if they were to run on the next-generation, highly parallel architecture. Scientists who are not yet involved in high-performance computing are understandably hesitant about committing their time and energy to such an apparently unstable enterprise.However, beneath the commercial chaos of the last several years, a technological revolution has been occurring. The good news is that the revolution is over, leading to five to ten years of predictable stability, steady improvements in system performance, and increased productivity for scientific applications. It is time for scientists who were sitting on the fence to jump in and reap the benefits of the new technology.

Sustaining Job Performance through Technology Acceptance with Usage of Whatsapp Mobile Application

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 123
Author(s):  
Nor Hayati Kassim ◽  
Norlina Mohamed Noor ◽  
Jati Kasuma ◽  
Juliza Saleh ◽  
Ceaser Dealwis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Maximum Efficiency ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Willingness To Use

Companies are now recognizing that their employees require a spectrum of mobile applications in order to achieve maximum efficiency at the workplace. Mobile applications such as WeChat, Twitter and WhatsApp via smartphones have become influential tools and extensively used by employees at the workplace. This state-of-the-art technology in communication has penetrated various fields, including routine administrative jobs at the workplace. The objective of this research is toinvestigate the acceptance of the WhatsApp mobile application for formal use among support staff at The Commission of the City of Kuching North, Sarawak (DBKU). Perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and behavioral intention of the users in using WhatsApp are the variables measured for job performance. The researchers utilized convenience sampling, whereby a total of 105 employees from two departments participated in the investigation. Data was collected using a set of selfadministered questionnaires which was adapted from Davis. The findings revealed that perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use of WhatsApp as a means of communication were significant for job performance at DBKU. The employees felt more competent during their formal interaction at the workplace as less effort was needed while using WhatsApp. The existence of features which were user-friendly and easy operational functions helped to create positive attitudes when utilizing the application. Faster feedback, ease of use, and convenience were some of the reasons for the employees’ willingness to use WhatsApp for communication at the workplace.

Using Technology Acceptance Model to Study Customers’ Perception Towards Green Banking

Think India ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 402-409
Author(s):  
Deepak Shrivastava ◽  
Apurva Shrivastava ◽  
Gyan Prakash
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Technology Acceptance Model ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Acceptance Model

Tech-friendliness in this new era is an important quotient considered and the persons’ acceptance towards the technology frequency matters a lot. But still the frequency varies from person to person, this brought in the concept of Technology Acceptance Model given by Fred Davis in 1989. The theory of TAM is based on two theories that are Theory of Reasoned Action and Theory of Planned Behavior, TAM is extended version of these two. Green Banking is a new technology introduced by the banks that focuses on the growth of Sustainable development and Banking system too. Thus, banks ask their customers to use it or practice it in their daily life transactions. But every customer has their own point of view on the usage of Green banking. Thus, the research aims to understand the customers’ perception towards the Green Banking for this TAM is used. The research states that Perceived risk is the primary factor that is followed by perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use that impacts the decision to use green banking. Thus, the behavioral intention results in actual use of green banking usage for which people are trying to accept the new technology. So, the banks have earned points for creating awareness among their customers but still they have to work hard and clarify their customers’ problems and vanish that hitch that is stopping them to use green banking easily.

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