Students' Acceptance of Tablet PCs and Implications for Educational Institutions

Autor/inn/en	El-Gayar, Omar; Moran, Mark; Hawkes, Mark
Titel	Students' Acceptance of Tablet PCs and Implications for Educational Institutions
Quelle	In: Educational Technology & Society, 14 (2011) 2, S.58-70 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1436-4522
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Goodness of Fit; Computer Attitudes; Access to Computers; College Students; Technology Uses in Education; Student Surveys; Laptop Computers; Models; Educational Indicators; Interest Inventories; Performance Factors + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Collegestudent; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Schülerbefragung; Laptop computer; Laptop; Computer; Digitalrechner; Analogiemodell; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Interest profile; Interessenprofil; Leistungsindikator
Abstract	This research develops and empirically tests a factor model for understanding college students' acceptance of Tablet PC (TPC) as a means to forecast, explain, and improve their usage pattern in education. The analysis involved more than 230 students from a regional Midwestern institution. Overall, our model exhibited a good fit with the data and provided satisfactory explanatory power for students' acceptance of TPC in an educational setting. Analysis of the results suggests a number of implications to educational institutions. Most notably are the need for programs aimed at influencing students' attitudes and perceptions towards TPC, creating an environment of a positive image surrounding the use of TPC on campus, and facilitating the use of TPC. (Contains 5 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10