The effects of individual differences on e-learning users’ behaviour in developing countries: A structural equation model.
The main objective of our study is to (1) empirically investigate the factors that affect the acceptance and use of e-learning in Lebanon, and (2) investigate the role of a set of individual differences as moderators (e.g., age, gender, experience, educational level) in an extended Technology Accept...
| Publicado en: | Computers in Human Behavior Vol. 41; pp. 153 - 164 |
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Elsevier B.V.
Dec2014
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=99828990&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 99828990 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 07475632 JC4 jtl: Computers in Human Behavior issn: 07475632 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Dec2014 vid: 41 pid: 2410 pub: Elsevier B.V. artinfo: ui: 99828990 10.1016/j.chb.2014.09.020 ppf: 153 ppct: 11 formats: tig: atl: The effects of individual differences on e-learning users’ behaviour in developing countries: A structural equation model. aug: au: Tarhini, Ali Hone, Kate Liu, Xiaohui affil: Department of Information System and Computing, Brunel University, London, United Kingdom Faculty of Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia su: Lebanon Quality of work life Attitude (Psychology) Behavior Psychology of college students Computer assisted instruction Computers Quantitative research Developing countries Mathematical models Questionnaires Theory Structural equation modeling sug: subj: Quality of work life Attitude (Psychology) Behavior Psychology of college students Computer assisted instruction Computers Quantitative research Lebanon Electronics Stores Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers Computer, computer peripheral and pre-packaged software merchant wholesalers Electronic Computer Manufacturing Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing Computer and software stores Developing countries Mathematical models Questionnaires Theory Structural equation modeling keyword: e-learning Individual differences TAM Technology acceptance e-learning Individual differences TAM Technology acceptance ab: The main objective of our study is to (1) empirically investigate the factors that affect the acceptance and use of e-learning in Lebanon, and (2) investigate the role of a set of individual differences as moderators (e.g., age, gender, experience, educational level) in an extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). A quantitative methodology approach was adopted in this study. To test the hypothesized research model, data was collected from 569 undergraduate and postgraduate students studying in Lebanon via questionnaire. The collected data were analysed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) technique based on AMOS methods in conjunction with multi-group analysis. The result revealed that perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEOU), subjective norms (SN) and Quality of Work Life (QWL) positively affect students’ behavioural intention (BI). We also found that experience moderates the relationship between PEOU, PU and SN on e-learning use intention, and that age difference moderates the effects of PEOU, SN and QWL on BI. In addition, educational level moderates the effects of PEOU, SN on BI, and gender moderates the effects of PU, SN and QWL on BI. Contrary to expectations, a moderating role of age on the relationship between PU and BI was not found. Similarly, gender was not found to affect the relationship between PEOU and BI, and educational level did not moderate the relationship between PU or QWL and BI. In light of these findings, implications to both theory and practice are discussed. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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