A Proposed Model of E-Learning Tools Acceptance among University Students in Developing Countries

Autor/inn/en	Valencia-Arias, Alejandro; Chalela-Naffah, Salim; Bermúdez-Hernández, Jonathan
Titel	A Proposed Model of E-Learning Tools Acceptance among University Students in Developing Countries
Quelle	In: Education and Information Technologies, 24 (2019) 2, S.1057-1071 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bermúdez-Hernández, Jonathan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2357
DOI	10.1007/s10639-018-9815-2
Schlagwörter	Electronic Learning; Developing Nations; Information Technology; Teaching Methods; Learning Processes; Student Attitudes; Computer Simulation; Undergraduate Students; Factor Analysis; Self Efficacy; Technological Literacy; Foreign Countries; Personal Autonomy; Independent Study; Correlation; Usability; Colombia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Informationstechnologie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Learning process; Lernprozess; Schülerverhalten; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Faktorenanalyse; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Technisches Wissen; Ausland; Individuelle Autonomie; Selbststudium; Korrelation; Kolumbien
Abstract	The incorporation of information and communications technology (ICT) in teaching and learning processes has created new challenges for administrative and academic processes in educational institutions. This paper proposes an E-Learning Tools Acceptance Model (eLTAM) with the purpose of examining the level of acceptance and critical factors of virtual learning tools among university students in developing countries. The methodology involved the application of a self-administered questionnaire to 1032 undergraduate students from three different Higher Education Institutions in Colombia. A confirmatory factor analysis was developed to determine the relation between the set of observed variables and latent variables or factors, defined under the E-Learning Tools Acceptance Model (eLTAM). Results confirm a strong relation between the Perceived Usefulness factor and the variables of Instructor Preparation and Autonomy in Learning, as well as between the Ease of Use factor and the Perceived Self-Efficacy Perception variable. It is concluded the instructor preparation, learning autonomy and perception of self-efficacy are the main factors affecting the adoption of e-learning tools for university students in the studied population. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01