A study of factors impacting on acceptance behaviors of communication tools in online collaborative learning

Author

Ren, Xiuhua ; Yang, Xiaomin

Author_Institution

Res. Center for Capital Higher Educ. Dev., Beihang Univ., Beijing, China

fYear

2011

fDate

16-18 Sept. 2011

Firstpage

6259

Lastpage

6262

Abstract

In this paper, the author summarized the factors that influenced students´ acceptance behaviors of communication tool in online collaborative learning. Based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), the paper defined task characteristics, technology characteristics, individual characteristics and learning environment as external variables, while perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and behavioral intention to use as intermediate variables, choice behavior as outcome variable, and demographic characteristics as control variable. A modified Technology Acceptance Model was formd and hypotheses were put forward.

Keywords

behavioural sciences computing; computer aided instruction; groupware; acceptance behaviors; communication tools; online collaborative learning; technology acceptance model; Collaborative work; Education; Electronic mail; Informatics; Information technology; Internet; Media; acceptance behavio; collaborative learning; communication tools; influencing factors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical and Control Engineering (ICECE), 2011 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Yichang

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-8162-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICECENG.2011.6056964

Filename

6056964