Exploring E-Learning Readiness as Mediating between Trust, Hedonic Motivation, Students’ Expectation, and Intention to Use Technology in Taibah University

Abstract

E-learning has become progressively eminent in higher education, and universities have increased provisions and many students are registering. This paper scrutinizes the factors which predict students' intention to use technology at the Taibah University. To understand the kind of these factors might help Saudi Arabia universities to promote the usage of information and communication technology in teaching and to learn. This research scrutinised the mediating effect of e-learning readiness on the association between factors affecting intention to use university technology namely, trust, hedonic motivation and students' expectation at Taibah University. The study provided details of the findings in every theme highlighted and described the relationships between the factors, using one single model. This study also conducted a comprehensive review of the literature and presented quantitative findings on the intention to use from Saudi Arabia. Based on the findings, there is a positive and significant relationship between trust, hedonic motivation, students' expectation and intention to use, with the mediating role of e-learning readiness. This paper offers a synthesis of the proof e-learning willingness in higher education which add to effective e-learning implementation.

Development of a holistic approach framework for e-learning adoption decision-making in Saudi Arabian universities

“…Besides, the results indicated that three main challenges impede the usage of e-learning system, namely, (1) change management issues, (2) e-learning system technical issues and (3) inancial support issues. Trust, hedonic motivation, students' expectation and intention to use readiness [93] 2020 Based on the indings, there is a positive and signi icant relationship between trust, hedonic motivation, students' expectation and intention to use, with the mediating role of e-learning readiness.…”

Evaluating ICT utilization in education administration and management during the COVID-19 outbreak in Pakistan: An empirical review

“…The inculcated theories are concerned to discover the perception of ICT users as a newly adopted technology in which teachers and general staff integrated with their feedback. The proposed variables in this study have been borrowed from theses theoretical approaches where the constructs like ITU, SI, PEOU, and PU were derived from TAM model and used in numerous studies with concerned related and diverse in nature of the domain and studies whereas the factor Users' expectation assess the students anticipation to use the online technology (Chandio, 2020;Ayasrah, 2020;Punnoose, 2012;Davis, 1989). Moreover, the TAM model measures the degree of acceptance of information technology where PEOU, PU and ITU constructs were borrowed to discover the intention to users and assess the social and psychological influence (Chandio, 2020;Venkatesh, et al, 2003).…”

“…Users' expectation highlights anticipation and attitude of user's to become agree with the offered online programs of an education organization (Ayasrah, 2020). An expectation addresses users desire with opportunity to fail to attain the traditional educations and meet online educational activities.…”

“…Diverse opinions can be evaluated to user expectation to design and deliver a wireless based education management. The proposed factor has been measured with the criterion variable intention to use University technology to interpret the users' perception to use the technology as an integrating part of educating process (Ayasrah, 2020). In addition, the derived construct is vital to assess the satisfaction and self-prediction or persons insights to all stakeholders' like educators, administrative staff, teachers and parents to meet their viewpoint on the adoption of e-learning environment.…”

“…In addition, the derived construct is vital to assess the satisfaction and self-prediction or persons insights to all stakeholders' like educators, administrative staff, teachers and parents to meet their viewpoint on the adoption of e-learning environment. Hence determinant was not confined to learners' readiness expectations but also applied with diverse dimensions to degree satisfaction and procedure of learning that indicates to use the factors with different nature of study in time to come (Ayasrah, 2020;Gülbahar, 2012).…”