scholarly journals Exploring the Self-Reported ICT Skill Levels of Undergraduate Science Students

10.28945/2334 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 019-047 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirk Heerwegh ◽  
Kurt De Wit ◽  
Jef C. Verhoeven
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Personal Computer ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Skill Levels ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Ict Skills

Computers have taken an important place in the training of science students and in the professional life of scientists. It is often taken for granted that most students have mastered basic Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) skills; however, it has been shown that not all students are equally proficient in this regard. Starting from theories of socialization and technology acceptance we report how we constructed a structural equation model (SEM) to explore the variance in the basic ICT skill levels of science students. We also present the results of a test of this model with university bachelor’s science students. Basic ICT skills were measured using a new, elaborate instrument allowing students to rate their skills in detail. Our results show that science students score high on basic ICT skills and that our SEM explains a large part of the variation in the ICT skill levels of these students. The most explanatory power is coming from four variables: the perceived ease of use and the perceived usefulness of a personal computer, the anxiety for using a personal computer, and students’ belief that ICT is necessary for scientific research.

scholarly journals Extension Agents’ Use and Acceptance of Social Media: The Case of the Department of Agricultural Extension in Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-149
Author(s):  
Md. Kamruzzaman ◽  
Ataharul Chowdhury ◽  
Annemarie van Paassen ◽  
Wayne Ganpat
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Agricultural Extension ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Extension Agents ◽  
Eastern Region

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have been considered as key driving forces for enabling agricultural development ‒ the sector which provides livelihoods for majority of the population in Bangladesh. The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), the largest public sector agricultural extension service provider in Bangladesh, has recently enacted a new organizational policy for its staffs to use ICTs such as social media to provide better services. However, there is little or merely anecdotal evidence about how extension agents of DAE have been accepting and using social media for their professional work. Drawing on the theoretical underpinnings of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), this study is a first attempt to investigate social media use and acceptance among extension agents in Bangladesh. Data was collected using semi-structured questionnaires from 140 extension agents of DAE who work in the eastern region of Bangladesh. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. The findings indicate that most extension agents (51.4%) used social media for half an hour to one hour every day. Perceived ease of use (PEoU) and Perceived usefulness (PU) are the most influential elements that determine DAE staff acceptance of social media for performing professional functions. Social media was perceived by extension agents as a means for improving professional performance, such as disseminating agricultural information; garnering support for new agricultural policy; networking with clients and colleagues and enabling coordination of services provided by colleagues. Overall, the findings indicate potential uses of social media in an ICT-based agricultural development strategy in Bangladesh.

Acceptance of Information and Communication Technologies in Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siwei Sun ◽  
Chang Xiong ◽  
Victor Chang
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Status Quo Bias ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Task Technology Fit

This article explores the influential factors of acceptance of information communication technologies in high educational institutes. using intentions of the mobile educational information system. Based on available adoption models and theories, a research model was proposed and the data from the 250 questionnaires of Chinese students from Chinese and overseas colleges was analyzed by a quantitative method (PLS-SEM method), indicating several factors influencing the use of mobile educational apps. This study was conducted to check the possible changes in these influential factors because some authors pointed out that there might be some possible differences in different countries, fields and types of IT. The results show that student status quo bias will reduce their motivation in using mobile educational apps; their perceived task-technology fit will positively influence their perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use; and students' perceived descriptive norms of using mobile apps will positively affect their adoption intentions. The study verifies the validity of technology acceptance model, the perceived task-technology fit in explaining technology using behavior. Additionally, the study examines the effect of status quo bias and the mechanism of how task-technology fitness, social norms and status quo bias influence adoption intentions. Finally, study inspires some new research points from the perspective of demographic variables. The study will also help educators and designers to understand the antecedents of acceptance of mobile educational system and promote the quality of education.

User Acceptance of Computer Technology at Work in Arabian Culture

2017 ◽  
pp. 205-228
Author(s):  
Han-fen Hu ◽  
Paul Jen-Hwa Hu ◽  
Said S. Al-Gahtani
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Computer Technology ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
User Acceptance ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Innovation Diffusion Theory ◽  
Acceptance Model

User acceptance of computer technology in work environments could differ from that of general consumer contexts. Toward that end, cultural considerations could affect individuals' behaviors, including their technology acceptance. This study analyzes the acceptance of computer technology by 1,088 workers in an Arabian country to reexamine and compare established models and theories to prior studies in the Western, developed countries. The explanatory power of each theory or model seems lower among Arabian workers. The innovation diffusion theory (IDT) appears capable of explaining workers' technology acceptance better than the theory of planned behavior (TPB) or technology acceptance model (TAM) does. Perceived behavioral control and subjective norms constitute more important acceptance determinants than attitude does. Both perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use remain significant determinants of attitude and intention; however, considering findings reported by previous research, their total effects are comparable in magnitude and statistical significance. The findings are incongruent with the results of several representative prior studies that examine the same theories and models. The results can be partially explained by the unique socio-cultural characteristics and overall technology development status of the country. In turn, these results offer several implications for studying worker's technology acceptance in developing countries with a unique cultural context.

An Empirical Study of the Impact of Brand Name on Personal Customers' Adoption of Internet Banking in Hong Kong

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.C.E. Cheng ◽  
W.H. Yeung
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Internet Banking ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Brand Name ◽  
Market Shares ◽  
The Impact

This study investigates whether brand name has an impact on personal customers’ adoption of Internet banking (IB) in Hong Kong. Based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) with proper adaptation to the online environment, we propose a model comprising an external factor, namely brand name, and three constructs of technology adoption, namely perceived credibility, perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use to assess customers’ intention to use IB. In addition, we investigate the difference in the brand name’s effect on customers’ adoption of IB between banks with larger market shares and banks with smaller market shares. We collected data through a questionnaire survey and analyzed the data using structural equation modeling (SEM) to investigate the inter-relationships between the constructs and assess the overall explanatory power of the model. The results provided support for the model and confirmed its robustness in predicting the impact of brand name on personal customers’ adoption of IB in Hong Kong.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Intention to Use e-Government Services Among Citizens in Malaysia

2010 ◽  
pp. 334-359
Author(s):  
Ooh Kim Lean ◽  
Suhaiza Zailani ◽  
T. Ramayah ◽  
Yudi Fernando
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Relative Advantage ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Government Service ◽  
Acceptance Model

With the liberalization and globalization, Internet has been used as a medium of transaction in almost all aspects of human living. This study is investigating the factors that influencing the intention to use e-government service among Malaysians. This study integrates constructs from the models of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) which been moderated by culture factor and trust model with five dimensions. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 195 respondents. The result of the analysis showed that trust, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, compatibility, perceived relative advantage and perceived image respectively has a direct positive significant relationship towards intention to use e-government service and perceived complexity has a significant negative relationship towards intention to use e-government service. While perceived strength of online privacy protection and perceived strength of data integrity have a positive impact on a citizen’s trust to use e-government service. However, the uncertainty avoidance (moderating factor) used in the study has no significant effect on the relationship between the innovation factors (compatibility, complexity, relative advantage and image) and intention to use e-government service. Finally in comparing the explanatory power of the entire intention based model (TAM, DOI and Trust) with the studied model, it has been found that the DOI model has a better explanatory power.

scholarly journals Assessing Students’ Attitude and Intention to Use M- learning in Higher Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
J Hajiyev
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Significant Implication ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Mobile learning (m-learning) is a key solution for education in order to improve the learning effectiveness of students. Increasing mobile penetration in the world, particularly among the young generation urges the investigation of the factors affecting m-learning use in higher education institutions. The primary aim of this paper is to utilize general extended technology acceptance model for e-learning (GETAMEL) developed by Abdullah and Ward (2016) to examine the factors driving the undergraduate students’ attitude and intention to use m-learning in Azerbaijan with the moderating effect of Technology innovativeness (TI). The study used a survey conducted across the under- graduate students in the 7 universities located in the Baku city. The survey questionnaire was used to collect valid data from 698 samples. The Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) results revealed that Experience (XP), Subjective norms (SN), Enjoyment (ENJOY), Information and communication technologies anxiety (IC-TA), and Self-efficacy (SE) significantly influence Perceived Usefulness (PU), while only XP and ICTA have an impact on Perceived ease of use (PEOU). It did not affect PU of m-learning. TI was found to have moderating effect on the relationship of PEOU and PU with Attitude (ATT), but not the relationship of ATT with Intention (INT). This study filled the gap in the m-learning literature in Azerbaijan, and provided significant implication for both academic and government institutions willing to increase the penetration of ICT technologies and m-learning in higher education.

scholarly journals The Role of Technology Acceptance Model on Whatsapp's Official Usage in Malaysian Heis

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 270-273
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Technology Acceptance Model ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Acceptance Model

The revolutionary developments in information and communication technologies have drastically changed the way we communicate in our personal as well as professional life. Traditionally email was considered as formal mean of communication in organisations but now a days its common to use social networking apps for official communication. WhatsApp in this regard have so much importance as it is being used in various industries because of its security, immediacy, and easy to use features. This paper studies the role of technology acceptance model (TAM) on adoption of WhatsApp for official communication and information sharing. The sample was collected from 328 respondents from 10 Malaysian universities using survey technique. The data was analysed using SMART-PLS. The findings of the research confirm that perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use are the key constructs for adoption of WhatsApp as channel for official communication. Furthermore, the limitations and future directions of the study are also recommended.

An Integrated Model of Employees’ Behavioral Intention Toward Innovative Information and Communication Technologies in Travel Agencies

2010 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 488-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Cheng ◽  
Vincent Cho
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Integrated Model ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Travel Agencies ◽  
Information And Communication

This study proposes a comprehensive model that incorporates attitudinal variables in the technology acceptance model, motivational variables in the innovation diffusion theory, and the social variable in the theory of planned behavior to investigate the attitude, behavioral intentions, and usage of information and communication technologies (ICT) by employees in Hong Kong travel agencies. It complements trends in current research on technology adoption in the tourism industry. A survey was conducted with 190 employees from travel agencies, and structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. Our results show that the integrated model of ICT adoption is adequate to predict employees’ adoption behavior. Furthermore, the perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, trialability, and observability of new ICT are the major factors stimulating employees’ attitude toward it. Based on our findings, both theoretical and practical suggestions for stimulating employees’ adoption of ICT are proposed.

scholarly journals An Empirical Study on Travelers’ Acceptance Intention of Travel Information on Social Networks

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Jian Chen ◽  
Rui Li ◽  
Zhiyan Fu ◽  
Chi Zhang ◽  
Fatao Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Extended Model ◽  
Travel Information

Social networks are new channels for travelers to obtain or share travel information, which has important impacts on their travel decision-making behavior. Therefore, the psychological feelings of travelers and their acceptance intention (AI) of this type of travel information should be explored. In this study, certain psychological latent variables were incorporated into a technology acceptance model to construct an extended model that explores the factors influencing the travelers’ AI of travel information on social networks. This model was validated using survey data collected in Chongqing, China. The influence of each factor on the AI and the interaction between factors were quantitatively described using the structural equation modeling method. The results showed that the perceived risk, perceived trust, and perceived usefulness are the most important factors affecting travelers’ AI; the subjective norm, hedonic motivation, and perceived ease of use also exert a certain degree of influence; the proposed research model has a good interpretation ability for AI, and the explanatory power has reached 52%. This study confirmed the applicability of the constructed model in this research field on the basis of survey data and provided a theoretical reference for ascertaining the attitude of travelers toward travel information available on social networks.

Arabian Workers' Acceptance of Computer Technology

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Jen-Hwa Hu ◽  
Said S. Al-Gahtani ◽  
Han-fen Hu
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Computer Technology ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use

Cultural considerations could affect individuals' behaviors, including their technology acceptance. This study analyzes the acceptance of computer technology by 1,088 workers in 56 Arabian organizations to reexamine and compare the theory of planned behavior (TPB), technology acceptance model (TAM), and innovation diffusion theory (IDT). The explanatory power of each theory or model seems lower among Arabian workers, as compared with users in Western, developed countries. The IDT appears capable of explaining workers' technology acceptance better than does TPB or TAM. Perceived behavioral control and subjective norms constitute more important acceptance determinants than does attitude. Both perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use remain significant determinants of attitude and intention; however, considering findings reported by previous research, their total effects are comparable in magnitude and statistical significance. The findings are incongruent with the results of several representative prior studies that examine the same theories and models, which in turn offer several implications from a sociocultural perspective.

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