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Publication Date: 2011-Sep
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An Assessment of the Influence of Perceived Enjoyment and Attitude on the Intention to Use Technology among Pre-Service Teachers: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
Teo, Timothy; Noyes, Jan
Computers & Education, v57 n2 p1645-1653 Sep 2011
This study examined the influence of perceived enjoyment on pre-service teachers' intention to use technology, in addition to re-appraising the role of attitude toward use in the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM; Davis, Bagozzi, & Warshaw, 1989). One hundred and fifty-three participants in Singapore completed a survey questionnaire measuring their responses to five constructs from a research model that was developed specifically for the study. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) showed that perceived enjoyment was a significant predictor of perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and intention to use technology. The findings of this study support the view of Davis et al. (1989) from over 30 years ago that attitude toward use contributes only modestly to the TAM. (Contains 7 tables and 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Structural Equation Models, Intention, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Adoption (Ideas), Technology Integration, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Student Surveys, Questionnaires, Teacher Surveys, Predictor Variables, Usability
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Singapore
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