Digital technology adoption scale in the blended learning context in higher education: Development, validation and testing of a specific tool

Autor: Ion Ovidiu Panisoara, Georgeta Panisoara, Iuliana Lazar
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Male
Research Validity
Technology
Emotions
Social Sciences
Pilot Projects
Anxiety
Learning and Memory
Mathematical and Statistical Techniques
Surveys and Questionnaires
Number Theory
Psychology
Multidisciplinary
05 social sciences
Statistics
050301 education
Research Assessment
Exploratory factor analysis
Test (assessment)
Scale (social sciences)
Physical Sciences
Medicine
Educational Status
Female
Factor Analysis
Research Article
Adult
Computer and Information Sciences
Higher education
Psychometrics
Science
Context (language use)
Research and Analysis Methods
Human Learning
Digital Computing
Young Adult
0502 economics and business
Mathematics education
Learning
Humans
Statistical Methods
Students
Computing Systems
business.industry
Cognitive Psychology
Biology and Life Sciences
Usability
Models
Theoretical
Blended learning
People and Places
Cognitive Science
050211 marketing
Technology acceptance model
Population Groupings
Diffusion of Innovation
business
0503 education
Undergraduates
Mathematics
Neuroscience
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 7, p e0235957 (2020)
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: The main aim of the present study was to develop, validate and test an extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) that contributes to the overall understanding of students' intention to use digital tools in a blended learning context of higher education. The external bidimensional factor of familiarity with digital tools, which is not usually explained by the TAM, was included, and evaluated. Following a four-stage scale development technique, a seven-dimensional 25-item survey was developed, which includes two external correlated variables: familiarity with high-tech digital tools and familiarity with traditional digital tools, two mediator variables-computer anxiety, and perceived barriers, and three response variables, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and intention to use. The initial version of the survey was administered on 250 undergraduate students. Next, for another sample of 206 students, latent dimensions of the survey were tested using exploratory factor analysis. The structure of the survey was validated in two other subsequent stages with one sample of 262 responses of undergraduates and one of 310 responses of master's students from two different universities. All students who agreed to participate in research attended blended learning. The validity, reliability and invariance of the instrument were established by psychometric analyses. Collected data indicated that the survey has an adequate multifactorial structure that is reliable and invariant across degree levels. The scale is recommended for use in higher education studies targeting the promotion of blended learning and reduction of negative attitudes of learners toward digital instruments, supporting university professors to select their own efficient way to teach.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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