ENGAGING STUDENTS WITH SOME LEARNING PLATFORMS: ENGLISH TEACHERS' PERCEPTION

This study aims to describe the perception of English teachers about the use of platforms in engaging students during online learning. The participants of this study consist of junior and senior high school teachers in some schools in Madura. Their perceptions were investigated in terms of three aspects: effects of using this learning platform on their perceived motivation, the perceived usefulness, and the perceived ease of use of platforms. The study was conducted in the descriptive method. The data were collected by using a questionnaire and self-structured online interviews. The findings indicated that the teachers perceived that google classroom as the most used LMS and WhatsApp as the most preferred social media since both are user friendly and easy to use. Furthermore, Microsoft PowerPoint or Word and YouTube are the most preferred platform since they are motivating, useful and engaging during English online learning. It was found out that the English teachers are satisfied with the features of the use of these outstanding platforms in their online learning since they provide suitable features for their materials. Moreover, it was found that some teachers choose those platforms since they are more familiar for them to use. Besides, they had been introduced, acquired knowledge and practices on how to use the platform for supporting the learning process. Consequently, it should be training for the teacher about other outstanding learning platforms to be acknowledged and employed in their teaching and learning process.

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Factors Affecting Students’ Acceptance of Mobile Learning Application in Higher Education during COVID-19 Using ANN-SEM Modelling Technique

Electronics ◽

10.3390/electronics10243121 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (24) ◽

pp. 3121

Author(s):

Mohammed Amin Almaiah ◽

Enas Musa Al-lozi ◽

Ahmad Al-Khasawneh ◽

Rima Shishakly ◽

Mirna Nachouki

Keyword(s):

Mobile Learning ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Service Providers ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Modelling Technique ◽

Distance Teaching ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

Learning Platform ◽

Learning Platforms

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most universities around the world started to employ distance-learning tools. To cope with these emergency conditions, some universities in Jordan have developed “mobile learning platforms” as a new tool for distance teaching and learning for students. This experience in Jordan is still new and needs to be evaluated in order to identify its advantages and challenges. Therefore, this study aims to investigate students’ perceptions about mobile learning platforms as well as to identify the crucial factors that influence students’ use of mobile learning platforms. An online quantitative survey technique using Twitter was employed to collect the data. A two-staged ANN-SEM modelling technique was adopted to analyze the causal relationships among constructs in the research model. The results of the study indicate that content quality and service quality significantly influenced perceived usefulness of mobile learning platforms. In addition, perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness significantly influenced behavioral intention to use mobile learning platforms. The study findings provide useful suggestions for decision makers, service providers, developers, and designers in the ministry of education as to how to assess and enhance mobile learning platform quality and understanding of multidimensional factors for effectively using mobile learning platforms.

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Exploring the Continuous Usage Intention of Online Learning Platforms from the Perspective of Social Capital

Information ◽

10.3390/info12040141 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 141

Author(s):

Chun-Hsiung Huang

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Online Learning ◽

Shared Vision ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Survey Method ◽

Learning Tools ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

Learning Platforms ◽

Continuous Usage Intention

This research explores the factors that influence students’ continuous usage intention regarding online learning platforms from the perspectives of social capital, perceived usefulness, and perceived ease of use. The questionnaire survey method was used in the research to analyze the relationship between the research variables and verify the hypothesis based on data from 248 collected valid questionnaire responses. The following results were obtained: (1) “Social interaction ties” positively affect students’ continuous usage intention. (2) “Shared language” negatively affects students’ continuous usage intention. (3) “Shared vision” positively affects students’ continuous usage intention. (4) “Perceived usefulness” positively affects students’ continuous usage intention. (5) “Perceived ease of use” positively affects students’ continuous usage intention. According to the results, students believe in useful teaching that promotes knowledge and skills. The ease of use of learning tools is key to whether they can learn successfully. Paying attention to the interaction and communication between students, so that students have a shared goal and participate in teamwork, is something that teachers must pay attention to in the course of operation. The professional vocabulary of the teaching content and the way of announcing information should avoid using difficult terminology, which is also a point to which teachers need to pay attention.

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Factors That Affect E-Learning Platforms after the Spread of COVID-19: Post Acceptance Study

Data ◽

10.3390/data6050049 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (5) ◽

pp. 49

Author(s):

Rana Saeed Al-Maroof ◽

Khadija Alhumaid ◽

Iman Akour ◽

Said Salloum

Keyword(s):

Conceptual Model ◽

Critical Mass ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Daily Routine ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Learning Platform ◽

E Learning ◽

Learning Platforms ◽

Vaccination Hesitancy

The fear of vaccines has led to population rejection due to various reasons. Students have had their own inquiries towards the effectiveness of the vaccination, which leads to vaccination hesitancy. Vaccination hesitancy can affect students’ perception, hence, acceptance of e-learning platforms. Therefore, this research attempts to explore the post-acceptance of e-learning platforms based on a conceptual model that has various variables. Each variable contributes differently to the post-acceptance of the e-learning platform. The research investigates the moderating role of vaccination fear on the post-acceptance of e-learning platforms among students. Thus, the study aims at exploring students’ perceptions about their post-acceptance of e-learning platforms where vaccination fear functions as a moderator. The current study depends on an online questionnaire that is composed of 29 items. The total number of respondents is 630. The collected data was implemented to test the study model and the proposed constructs and hypotheses depending on the Smart PLS Software. Fear of vaccination has a significant impact on the acceptance of e-learning platforms, and it is a strong mediator in the conceptual model. The findings indicate a positive effect of the fear of vaccination as a mediator in the variables: perceived ease of use and usefulness, perceived daily routine, perceived critical mass and perceived self-efficiency. The implication gives a deep insight to take effective steps in reducing the level of fear of vaccination, supporting the vaccination confidence among educators, teachers and students who will, in turn, affect the society as a whole.

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Perceptions Towards Integrating Desire2Learn System in EFL Teaching and Learning Processes

English Language Teaching ◽

10.5539/elt.v11n9p1 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (9) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Eman Abdel-Reheem Amin ◽

Faiza Abdalla ELhussien Mohammed

Keyword(s):

Technology Acceptance ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

English Language ◽

Learning Processes ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

Efl Teaching ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Acceptance Model

This study applied the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) in investigating teachers and students’ perceptions towards integrating the D2L system to enhance EFL teaching and learning processes at the English language department, Majmaah University. Two close-ended questionnaires were designed to measure the participants’ perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, attitudes, and intentions to use D2L. To understand participants’ perceptions and the obstacles that may hinder their use of D2L, an interview with open-ended questions were conducted. Data from the questionnaires were analyzed using SPSS. Qualitative analysis of the interview data showed the frequencies and proportions of participants’ responses. The findings indicated that the D2L system is totally accepted by teachers and students. Few problems along with their suggested solutions were grouped, presented and discussed.

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Impact of Google Classroom as an Online Learning Delivery during COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of a Secondary School in Nigeria

Journal of Education Society and Behavioural Science ◽

10.9734/jesbs/2020/v33i930259 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 53-61

Author(s):

Oyarinde, Oluremi Noah ◽

Komolafe, Olaide Gbemisola

Keyword(s):

Online Learning ◽

Secondary School ◽

Learning Process ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Attitude Scale ◽

Structure Interview ◽

Digital Learning ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Learning Platform ◽

Achievement Attitudes

The teaching and learning process is rapidly becoming technology driven with the integration of digital learning using of online learning platforms to facilitate instructional delivery. Google classroom learning platform is one of the effective ways of enhancing student active engagement in an online learning environment. The purpose of this study is to examine the impacts of Google classroom as an online learning delivery platform in secondary school during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. A mixed method approach was used in the study. Online questionnaire on Google Classroom Attitude Scale (GCAS) was used and online Semi-Structure Interview Guide (SSIG) developed by the researcher for data collection on the students’ perceptions on Google classroom. The researcher used Statistical Package of Social Science programme to calculate and analyse arithmetic mean, standard deviation and t-test. Content analysis was used for analysis of qualitative data. The participants were 140. The results showed that Google classroom platform as an online learning delivery positively affected students' academic achievement, attitudes and their perception during the pandemic in Nigeria’s secondary school. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that education stakeholders should effectively prepare students for the use of this platform for their learning activities during the pandemic. The platform is capable of assisting both students and teachers to connect, work together, create assignments, grade students and post learning materials. Likewise, students can also ask questions about the areas they do not understand. Hence, the advantages of the platform can be brought into usage for achieving quality in the teaching and learning process at all levels of education during the pandemic.

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PENERAPAN TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL PADA KUALITAS USER EXPERIENCE APLIKASI MULTIMEDIA COMPANY PROFILE BPJS KESEHATAN WONOSOBO

Device ◽

10.32699/device.v10i1.1480 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 9-14

Author(s):

Saifu Rohman

Keyword(s):

Technology Acceptance ◽

Technology Acceptance Model ◽

User Experience ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

Actual Use ◽

Acceptance Model ◽

Behavioral Intention To Use ◽

User Friendly

Company Profile sebuah perusahaan merupakan sebuah media yang memiliki peran yang sangat penting dalam menunjukkan eksistensinya di dalam berbagai bidang dunia bisnis. Perkembangan dunia teknologi informasi menuntut untuk selalu memberikan sesuatu yang lebih nyaman dan mengedepankan user experience. Metode TAM (Technology Acceptance Model) merupakan salah satu metode yang tepat dalam merancang dan membangun sistem yang user friendly dalam meningkatkan tingkat kepuasan pengguna pada user experience. Dengan mengimplementasikan konstruk-konstruk TAM yang meliputi PU (Perceived Usefulness), PEOU (Perceived Ease of Use), ATU (Attitude Toward Using), BITU (Behavioral Intention to Use) dan AU (Actual Use) maka dapat dipastikan akan meningkatkan tingkat kenyamanan user experience melalui interface yang baik dan sesuai dengan kebutuhan pengguna informasi.

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Teacher Education Freshmen Applicants’ Current State in the New Normal’s Learning Delivery Platforms

Budapest International Research and Critics in Linguistics and Education (BirLE) Journal ◽

10.33258/birle.v3i3.1227 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 1528-1536

Author(s):

Mark Angelo C. Reotutar

Keyword(s):

Teacher Education ◽

Online Learning ◽

Low Income ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

New Normal ◽

Learning Platform ◽

Current State ◽

Learning Platforms ◽

Low Income Families ◽

The University

The online learning platform (OLS) is currently the new normal learning setting amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. Teachers need to look on the other side of the traditional classroom-based learning mode to make teaching and learning in the new normal possible. It aimed to analyze the current state of the teacher education freshmen applicants concerning the new normal learning platforms. This study employed a descriptive method of research and considered a sample of 85 freshmen applicants in the College of Teacher Education in the academic year 2020-2021. The frequencies and percent value was used to analyze the data gathered. The following are the verdicts of the study, the bulk of the respondents belong to low-income families with farming as their family source of income. Most of the respondents have their mobile phones while the great majorities are using mobile data only. All of the respondents do not have any idea about the different platforms in online learning. Based on the findings, the researcher concluded that the freshmen applicants in the College of Teacher Education cannot totally survive and are not yet ready to embrace the new normal learning platforms due to poverty and lack of resources. It is therefore recommended that the University administration needs to open other sources of learning platforms such as the use of printed learning materials of which will be delivered door-to-door to the students. Besides, the College of Teacher Education should plan and initiate on how to make learning flexible and more engaging.

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Factors that Influence the Adoption of Postgraduate Online Courses

International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) ◽

10.3991/ijet.v13i12.8864 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (12) ◽

pp. 123 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Domingos Santos Martinho ◽

Eulália Maria Santos ◽

Maria Isabel Miguel ◽

Dina Sousa Cordeiro

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Online Learning ◽

Technology Acceptance ◽

Online Courses ◽

Higher Education Institutions ◽

Structural Equations ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Intention To Use ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use

A research about factors that lead students to choose online courses, as well as the acceptance of these courses, can provide very relevant information for higher education institutions’ decision makers to amend these offers to students’ interests and needs. An investigation through questionnaire was developed involving students who attended online post-graduate courses. It was intended to know which factors affect students' decision to opt for postgraduate online courses. A model, based on the TAM (Technology Acceptance Model), was tested to find out what factors determine the intention to use online learning. The results shows that most respondents favour online courses and that their decision, when choosing this type of course, is mainly influenced by time management flexibility, avoiding going to school and the course curriculum interest. The test of the model, with structural equations, shows that attitude regarding online courses and perceived usefulness are factors that predict the intention to use. It was also concluded that the perceived ease of use induces a direct and indirect effect on the intention to use. The most significant results are consistent with published studies and can help the higher education institutions to define offer and communication strategies to reach a greater number of candidates for online learning.

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Factors Affecting University Students' Use of Moodle

International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education ◽

10.4018/ijicte.2017010102 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 14-26 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Daniel Danso Essel ◽

Osafo Apeanti Wilson

Keyword(s):

Technology Acceptance ◽

Technology Acceptance Model ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Management Systems ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Acceptance Model ◽

The University

Higher education institutions are faced with the complex challenges of serving increased enrollment levels within tight budgets. This challenge is prompting many universities to explore new approaches including the use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Moodle for delivering courses to help extend teaching and learning beyond the classroom. Using Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) as an underlying theory, this study investigated students' perceived usefulness as well as the perceived ease of use of Moodle in the University of Education, Winneba in Ghana. The study also used multiple linear regression to determine if these factors have any impact on the rate at which students use Moodle. Data was collected from a random sample of 229 students from the Faculty of Science Education using a questionnaire. The analysis revealed that students' perceived usefulness of Moodle and perceived challenges in using Moodle combined contributes significantly to students' rate of Moodle use.

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Investigating Users’ Continued Usage Intentions of Online Learning Applications

Information ◽

10.3390/info10060198 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (6) ◽

pp. 198 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Zhi Ji ◽

Zhenhua Yang ◽

Jianguo Liu ◽

Changrui Yu

Keyword(s):

Online Learning ◽

Online Education ◽

Technology Acceptance ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Research Field ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

Acceptance Model ◽

Facilitating Conditions

Understanding users’ continued usage intentions for online learning applications is significant for online education. In this paper, we explore a scale to measure users’ usage intentions of online learning applications and empirically investigate the factors that influence users’ continued usage intentions of online learning applications based on 275 participant data. Using the extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM), the results show that males or users off campus are more likely to use online learning applications; that system characteristics (SC), social influence (SI), and perceived ease of use (PEOU) positively affect the perceived usefulness (PU), with coefficients of 0.74, 0.23, and 0.04, which imply that SC is the most significant to the PU of online learning applications; that facilitating conditions (FC) and individual differences (ID) positively affect the PEOU, with coefficients of 0.72 and 0.37, which suggest that FC is more important to the PEOU of online learning applications; and that both PEOU and PU positively affect the behavioral intention (BI), with coefficients of 0.83 and 0.51, which indicate that PEOU is more influential than PU to users’ continued usage intentions of online learning applications. In particular, the output quality, perceived enjoyment, and objective usability are critical to the users’ continued usage intentions of online learning applications. This study contributes to the technology acceptance research field with a fast growing market named online learning applications. Our methods and results would benefit both academics and managers with useful suggestions for research directions and user-centered strategies for the design of online learning applications.

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