Measuring Students Acceptance and Usability of a Cloud Virtual Desktop Solution for a Programming Course

Autor: Francisco J. Rodríguez Lera, David Fernández González, Francisco Martín Rico, Ángel Manuel Guerrero-Higueras, Miguel Ángel Conde
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Applied Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 15, p 7157 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-3417
DOI: 10.3390/app11157157
Popis: Virtual desktops in cloud scenarios play a significant role in higher education. Nowadays, the idea of moving laboratories to the cloud seems mandatory and it is necessary to maintain students’ commitment in this new scenario. This paper aims at two targets, customizing a Virtual Desktop platform for delivering the laboratories of a programming course in a Computer Science Bachelor Degree and empirically apply the technology acceptance model and the system usability scale to a set of students that use it. Results obtained in this paper provide insights about the direct effect between the perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, and attitude to technology following the technology acceptance model (TAM) as well as a comprehensive analysis of the system usability scale (SUS) of our platform.
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