A proposed model of e-learning tools acceptance among university students in developing countries

Arias, Alejandro Valencia; Naffah, Salim Chalela; Bermúdez-Hernández, Jonathan

doi:10.1007/s10639-018-9815-2

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“…The findings of the current research demonstrate that understanding to a greater extent the requirements for online learning is significantly related to students' higher self-perception of performance in the course. Therefore, these results may imply that students' training should target necessary skills to the use of technologies, as proposed by Valencia-Arias et al (2018), as well as learning habits and learning strategies as suggested by Puspitasari and Oetoyo (2018), in addition to the understanding of other requirements of online learning environments, i.e., the pedagogical project, and quality of infrastructure, LMS and communication provided.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…As suggested by Valencia-Arias et al (2018), motivating students to engage with online course tools demands higher education institutions employ strategies that promote the advantages of online learning tools usage. The observed differences in perceptions found in the current research may expand this recommendation by highlightening the importance of considering, when fostering these advantages, diverse purposes students have to choose online courses.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Related to the successful use of technology in online courses, research has also been conducted addressing students' acceptance of LMS (e.g., Sanchez & Hueros, 2010;Alshammari, Ali, & Rosli, 2016), technology acceptance (e.g., Sivo et al, 2018) and online learning tools acceptance (e.g., Valencia-Arias et al, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Attitudes towards Online Learning: What Do Brazilian Students Think About?

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The purpose of this study was twofold. First, it aimed to determine whether there are differences in Brazilian students' attitudes towards online learning compared to their purpose in seeking for this modality and the localization of the pole where they received face-to-face support. Second, it aimed to identify if Brazilian students' attitudes towards online learning predict their self-perception of performance in the course. A correlational and explanatory quantitative approach was taken through a survey. Data was collected from 593 undergraduate students enrolled in the online public administration course offered by different Brazilian universities. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations, group comparison (ANOVA) and multiple linear regression were employed for data analysis. Findings revealed that there are differences between students' attitudes compared to their purpose in seeking for online courses and compared to the localization of the pole where they received face-to-face support. Statistically significant differences were found for Favorable personnel and dispositional aspects (PDA), Negative affects (NA) and Internalization and habituation of use (IHU) attitude dimensions. Furthermore, the study identified predictors of students' self-perception of performance in online courses corresponding to how much students perceive they are accustomed to and capable of taking an online course, represented by the attitude dimension IHU. Results showed significant positive relationship between two attitude dimensions (PDA and PC) and the dimension IHU. In addition, significant negative relationship was found between the biographical variable family income and the dimension IHU. The model explains 40% of the variance of IHU in which PDA represents the strongest predictor.

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Section: Findings and Discussionmentioning

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Section: Findings and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Data collected for each construct was validated through convergent and discriminant processes (each with its own statistical evidence), and the final model was subsequently defined through Somers' D statistic which measures the degree of association between the different constructs (Valencia-Arias et al, 2019). The results are presented in three different groups: the general model, comprising all of the data; model 1, which includes only the data for the students in programs related to administration; and model 2, which includes only the data for the students in programs not related to administration.…”

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Tool for Measuring the Influence of the Field of Knowledge on Entrepreneurial Intention among University Students

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Arias

Bermúdez-Hernández

2019

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This paper aims to analyze a measurement tool allowing the identification of the differences that may exist between the factors and their relationships that affect the entrepreneurial intention of undergraduate students from related and non-business-related programs. This is to know what elements motivate to create a company for each group, and their degree of association, in order to design more effective educational strategies focused on their motivations. For this, a model was proposed, which was validated through the application of a self-administered questionnaire to undergraduate students of different careers, in Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano (Medellín). It was found that personal attitudes have a stronger relationship with entrepreneurial intention in students of business-related programs, while perceived viability, perceived convenience, and entrepreneurial behavior have greater weight in students from non-affiliated programs. Thus, the courses focused on creativity in the first group, and the courses focused on the know-how in the second group would be more efficient in increasing the entrepreneurial intention.

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“…After validation, the associations between the TPB constructs were evaluated using Somers' D statistical. This corresponds to a measure of association between two ordinal variables that take a value between -1 and +1, where extreme values mean perfect concordance or discordance and values close to 0 indicate no association (Kaplan, 2008;Valencia-Arias et al, 2019). This statistical treatment makes it possible to verify the explanatory power of TPB in assessing entrepreneurial intentions among undergraduate students of engineering in the city of Medellin.…”

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Entrepreneurial Intentions among Engineering Students: Applying a Theory of Planned Behavior Perspective

Arias

Restrepo

2019

Period. Polytech. Soc. Man. Sci.

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This research employs the Theory of Planned Behavior in an attempt to identify the factors that exert an influence on the entrepreneurial intentions of undergraduate students. The authors hope to contribute to understanding the process of entrepreneurial intentions in engineering students in the context of a developing country, taking as an example engineering students in the city of Medellín.Descriptive field and cross-sectional research was conducted using a quantitative methodological design. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire. The sample was made up of 636 undergraduate engineering students. Following validation, statistical Somers' D was used to evaluate the associations between the constructs found in the Theory of Planned Behavior. It proved possible to corroborate the influence of attitudes, perceived behavioral control, current behavioral control and entrepreneurial behavior on the intention of engineering students to create a business in the future. The authors propose that current behavioral control is the most influential factor on entrepreneurial intention in engineering students. Consequently, university entrepreneurial education initiatives and efforts to motivate entrepreneurship need to be accompanied by programs that help students identify business opportunities and financial mechanisms that will allow fledgling entrepreneurs to feel confident in their personal capacities (attitudes) and their ability to access financial support to help them create businesses.

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A proposed model of e-learning tools acceptance among university students in developing countries

Cited by 67 publications

References 36 publications

Attitudes towards Online Learning: What Do Brazilian Students Think About?

Attitudes towards Online Learning: What Do Brazilian Students Think About?

Tool for Measuring the Influence of the Field of Knowledge on Entrepreneurial Intention among University Students

Entrepreneurial Intentions among Engineering Students: Applying a Theory of Planned Behavior Perspective

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