Students’ Adoption of m-Learning in Higher Education: An Empirical Study

NURCAN ALKIŞ, (Başkent Üniversitesi, Teknoloji ve Bilgi Yönetimi Bölümü, Ankara, Türkiye)
Duygu FINDIK COŞKUNÇAY (Atatürk Üniversitesi, Yönetim Bilişim Sistemleri Bölümü, Erzurum, Türkiye)
Current perspectives in social sciences (Online)
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Yıl: 2023 Cilt: 27 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 160 - 171 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.5152/JSSI.2022.22041 İndeks Tarihi: 05-07-2023

Students’ Adoption of m-Learning in Higher Education: An Empirical Study

Öz:
Universities have an important role in integrating technology into education; therefore, it is crucial to increase technology use in higher education. Technological improvement, especially in mobile technology, has a great impact on education, leading to the shift in educational activities from the web environment to mobile platforms. Since mobile technology is important for education, it is necessary to evaluate how students benefit from the adoption of the mobile learning concept and its systems. Considering the importance of mobile technology in education, this study aimed to reveal the factors affecting students’ intentions toward m-learning. An adoption model was examined by taking the technology acceptance model as a base. A questionnaire was employed on 417 undergraduate or postgraduate students to collect data. Model validation was performed by structural equation modeling. The model revealed the factors that affect students’ acceptance of m-learning as perceived usefulness, technical efficacy, social norm, system features, perceived trust, and innovativeness. Examination of these factors will be useful for the design of m-learning applications, understanding the main reasons behind the users’ attitude toward m-learning and promoting the use of m-learning in education.
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Yüksek Öğretimde Öğrencilerin m-Öğrenmeyi Benimsemesi: Ampirik Bir Çalışma

Öz:
Teknolojinin eğitime entegre edilmesinde üniversiteler önemli bir role sahiptir; bu nedenle yük- seköğretimde teknoloji kullanımının artırılması büyük önem taşımaktadır. Teknolojik gelişme- ler, özellikle mobil teknolojide, eğitim üzerinde büyük bir etkiye sahip olup, eğitim faaliyetlerinin web ortamından mobil platformlara kaymasına neden olmaktadır. Mobil teknoloji eğitim için önemli olduğundan, öğrencilerin mobil öğrenme kavramı ve sistemlerinin benimsenmesinden nasıl yararlandığını değerlendirmek gerekir. Mobil teknolojinin eğitimdeki önemi göz önünde bulundurularak, bu çalışma ile öğrencilerin m-öğrenmeye yönelik niyetlerini etkileyen faktörle- rin ortaya çıkarılması amaçlamıştır. Teknoloji kabul modeli temel alınarak bir benimseme modeli incelenmiştir. Veri toplamak için 417 lisans ve lisansüstü öğrenciye anket uygulanmıştır. Model doğrulaması, yapısal eşitlik modellemesi ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Model, algılanan fayda, teknik yeterlik, sosyal norm, sistem özellikleri, algılanan güven ve yenilikçilik faktörlerinin öğrencilerin m-öğrenmeyi kabul etmelerini etkileyen faktörler olduğunu ortaya çıkarmıştır. Bu faktörlerin ince- lenmesi, m-öğrenme uygulamalarının tasarlanması, kullanıcıların m-öğrenmeye yönelik tutum- larının ardındaki temel nedenlerin anlaşılması ve m-öğrenmenin eğitimde kullanımının teşvik edilmesi için faydalı olacaktır.
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