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Accept it or forget it: mandatory digital learning and technology acceptance in higher education
In early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a rapid shift to emergency remote teaching and mandatory digital learning in higher education. This study tested an extended causal model built on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) under the restrictions on higher education ste...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9554376/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40692-022-00244-w |
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description | In early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a rapid shift to emergency remote teaching and mandatory digital learning in higher education. This study tested an extended causal model built on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) under the restrictions on higher education stemming from the pandemic. Data collected from a survey among 485 students were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Confirmatory factor analyses were performed to examine the construct validity of the measurement model using polychoric correlations. Path analysis was used to test the causal model. The results indicate a psychologically sound baseline model with nine latent variables that affect students’ behavioral intention to accept and continue using technology for learning. However, the model is only partially in line with the proposed causal model based on UTAUT. The implications of these results are discussed in terms of technology acceptance and use in higher education, both under the restrictions leading to mandatory digital learning and in future. |
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spelling | pubmed-95543762022-10-12 Accept it or forget it: mandatory digital learning and technology acceptance in higher education Lehmann, Thomas Blumschein, Patrick Seel, Norbert M. J. Comput. Educ. Article In early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a rapid shift to emergency remote teaching and mandatory digital learning in higher education. This study tested an extended causal model built on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) under the restrictions on higher education stemming from the pandemic. Data collected from a survey among 485 students were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Confirmatory factor analyses were performed to examine the construct validity of the measurement model using polychoric correlations. Path analysis was used to test the causal model. The results indicate a psychologically sound baseline model with nine latent variables that affect students’ behavioral intention to accept and continue using technology for learning. However, the model is only partially in line with the proposed causal model based on UTAUT. The implications of these results are discussed in terms of technology acceptance and use in higher education, both under the restrictions leading to mandatory digital learning and in future. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2022-10-12 /pmc/articles/PMC9554376/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40692-022-00244-w Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Article Lehmann, Thomas Blumschein, Patrick Seel, Norbert M. Accept it or forget it: mandatory digital learning and technology acceptance in higher education |
title | Accept it or forget it: mandatory digital learning and technology acceptance in higher education |
title_full | Accept it or forget it: mandatory digital learning and technology acceptance in higher education |
title_fullStr | Accept it or forget it: mandatory digital learning and technology acceptance in higher education |
title_full_unstemmed | Accept it or forget it: mandatory digital learning and technology acceptance in higher education |
title_short | Accept it or forget it: mandatory digital learning and technology acceptance in higher education |
title_sort | accept it or forget it: mandatory digital learning and technology acceptance in higher education |
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url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9554376/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40692-022-00244-w |
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