Extending the Technology Acceptance Model to Understand the Use of e-Learning during COVID-19 Pandemic for Enhancing Learning Process: Iraqi Universities' Students

Autor/inn/en	Azeez, Suad Shatti; Glood, Salih Hajem; Alhasnawi, Mohammad Kasib Layous
Titel	Extending the Technology Acceptance Model to Understand the Use of e-Learning during COVID-19 Pandemic for Enhancing Learning Process: Iraqi Universities' Students
Quelle	In: International Journal of Learning Technology, 18 (2023) 1, S.44-78 (35 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1477-8386
DOI	10.1504/IJLT.2023.131311
Schlagwörter	Educational Technology; Electronic Learning; COVID-19; Pandemics; College Students; Foreign Countries; School Closing; Distance Education; Higher Education; Student Attitudes; Environmental Influences; Usability; Barriers; Iraq + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterrichtsmedien; Collegestudent; Ausland; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Schülerverhalten; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Irak
Abstract	Although the influencing factors on the use of e-learning (EL) were examined in previous studies, the physical characteristics of the educational environment and their impact on the use of EL during the COVID-19 pandemic are still to be investigated. Therefore, to bridge this gap, this study adapted TAM as a theoretical model and extended it by adding learning content; and lighting and noise as environmental variables. This study aims to investigate the effecting factors of EL on Iraqi universities during outbreaks of COVID-19. Moreover, the study used an online questionnaire of 455 students of the southern region universities in Iraq and Smart-PLS technique for data analysis. The findings revealed the relationships amongst the core constructs of TAM supported; learning content has a positive effect on perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness; moderating effect of environmental factors on the relationship between perceived usefulness and intention behaviour was supported. The implication is that the decision-makers of EL should focus on factors that play an influential role in promoting students' use of EL. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01