Determinants of e-learning adoption among students of developing countries
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of e-learning adoption (ELA) among students in the University of Ghana.Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative research approach comprising of a survey of 337 students was adopted. Data were collected using questionnaires de...
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ftsouthampton:oai:eprints.soton.ac.uk:438039 2023-07-30T04:02:27+02:00 Determinants of e-learning adoption among students of developing countries Boateng, Richard Mbrokoh, Alfred Sekyere Boateng, Lovia Senyo, PK Ansong, Eric 2016-08-01 https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/438039/ English eng Boateng, Richard, Mbrokoh, Alfred Sekyere, Boateng, Lovia, Senyo, PK and Ansong, Eric (2016) Determinants of e-learning adoption among students of developing countries. International Journal of Information and Learning Technology, 33 (4), 248-262. (doi:10.1108/IJILT-02-2016-0008 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJILT-02-2016-0008>). Article PeerReviewed 2016 ftsouthampton https://doi.org/10.1108/IJILT-02-2016-0008 2023-07-09T22:34:37Z Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of e-learning adoption (ELA) among students in the University of Ghana.Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative research approach comprising of a survey of 337 students was adopted. Data were collected using questionnaires designed in conjunction with 13 factors (computer self-efficacy (CSE), perceived ease of use (PEOU), perceived usefulness (PU) and attitude towards use (ATTU)) in the conceptual model of the study. Data analysis was conducted using structural equation modelling.Findings – The result revealed that PU and ATTU had a direct effect on ELA whilst, PU and PEOU also had a direct relationship on ATTU. Other variables such as CSE and PEOU had an indirect relationship on ELA though they were found to have an insignificant direct relationship on ELA.Practical implications – The level of significance of each construct identified in the study provide practical guidance to school administrators and instructors as to which factors to pay close attention to when implementing e-learning projects within their respective institutions.Originality/value – This study provides insight into ELA from the students’ perspective, through an extension of the TAM model in a developing country context given the existence of cultural differences and societal idiosyncrasies which exist in different contexts, particularly in Africa. Article in Journal/Newspaper Attu University of Southampton: e-Prints Soton Ela ENVELOPE(9.642,9.642,63.170,63.170) The International Journal of Information and Learning Technology 33 4 248 262 |
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of e-learning adoption (ELA) among students in the University of Ghana.Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative research approach comprising of a survey of 337 students was adopted. Data were collected using questionnaires designed in conjunction with 13 factors (computer self-efficacy (CSE), perceived ease of use (PEOU), perceived usefulness (PU) and attitude towards use (ATTU)) in the conceptual model of the study. Data analysis was conducted using structural equation modelling.Findings – The result revealed that PU and ATTU had a direct effect on ELA whilst, PU and PEOU also had a direct relationship on ATTU. Other variables such as CSE and PEOU had an indirect relationship on ELA though they were found to have an insignificant direct relationship on ELA.Practical implications – The level of significance of each construct identified in the study provide practical guidance to school administrators and instructors as to which factors to pay close attention to when implementing e-learning projects within their respective institutions.Originality/value – This study provides insight into ELA from the students’ perspective, through an extension of the TAM model in a developing country context given the existence of cultural differences and societal idiosyncrasies which exist in different contexts, particularly in Africa. |
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