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Factors Influencing the Students’ Acceptance of E-Learning at Teacher Education Institute: An Exploratory Study in Malaysia

This study aimed to identify the level of e-learning acceptance, and factors that influence it, among students at a teacher education institute in Malaysia. Factors involved in the study were usability perceptions, ease of use, lecturer characteristics, information quality, system quality, and techn...

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Main Authors: Muhamad Suhaimi Taat, Agatha Francis
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Language:English
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Published: Sciedu Press 2020
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L Education (General)
T Technology (General)
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spelling my.ums.eprints.264392021-01-06T13:50:13Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26439/ Factors Influencing the Students’ Acceptance of E-Learning at Teacher Education Institute: An Exploratory Study in Malaysia Muhamad Suhaimi Taat Agatha Francis L Education (General) T Technology (General) This study aimed to identify the level of e-learning acceptance, and factors that influence it, among students at a teacher education institute in Malaysia. Factors involved in the study were usability perceptions, ease of use, lecturer characteristics, information quality, system quality, and technical support. A total number of 230 students were selected as respondents from the third- and final-year students from various undergraduate programmes that employed e-learning. The instrument used in this study consisted of a set of questionnaires containing 49 question items and using five-point Likert scales. The results of the study were analysed using descriptive statistics that derived means and standard deviations. The results show that the key factors influencing the acceptance of e-learning among the students are usability, lecturer characteristics, system quality, the information provided, and available technical support. The findings also show that students' acceptance of e-learning is influenced by the benefits and usefulness of the programme and, as well, saving time and receiving course content that is simple and appropriate to the task. Sciedu Press 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26439/1/Factors%20Influencing%20the%20Students%E2%80%99%20Acceptance%20of%20E-Learning%20at%20Teacher%20Education%20Institute.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26439/2/Factors%20Influencing%20the%20Students%E2%80%99%20Acceptance%20of%20E-Learning%20at%20Teacher%20Education%20Institute1.pdf Muhamad Suhaimi Taat and Agatha Francis (2020) Factors Influencing the Students’ Acceptance of E-Learning at Teacher Education Institute: An Exploratory Study in Malaysia. International Journal of Higher Education, 9 (1). pp. 133-141. ISSN 1927-6044 https://doi.org/10.5430/ijhe.v9n1p133
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T Technology (General)
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T Technology (General)
Muhamad Suhaimi Taat
Agatha Francis
Factors Influencing the Students’ Acceptance of E-Learning at Teacher Education Institute: An Exploratory Study in Malaysia
description This study aimed to identify the level of e-learning acceptance, and factors that influence it, among students at a teacher education institute in Malaysia. Factors involved in the study were usability perceptions, ease of use, lecturer characteristics, information quality, system quality, and technical support. A total number of 230 students were selected as respondents from the third- and final-year students from various undergraduate programmes that employed e-learning. The instrument used in this study consisted of a set of questionnaires containing 49 question items and using five-point Likert scales. The results of the study were analysed using descriptive statistics that derived means and standard deviations. The results show that the key factors influencing the acceptance of e-learning among the students are usability, lecturer characteristics, system quality, the information provided, and available technical support. The findings also show that students' acceptance of e-learning is influenced by the benefits and usefulness of the programme and, as well, saving time and receiving course content that is simple and appropriate to the task.
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Agatha Francis
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title Factors Influencing the Students’ Acceptance of E-Learning at Teacher Education Institute: An Exploratory Study in Malaysia
title_short Factors Influencing the Students’ Acceptance of E-Learning at Teacher Education Institute: An Exploratory Study in Malaysia
title_full Factors Influencing the Students’ Acceptance of E-Learning at Teacher Education Institute: An Exploratory Study in Malaysia
title_fullStr Factors Influencing the Students’ Acceptance of E-Learning at Teacher Education Institute: An Exploratory Study in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Factors Influencing the Students’ Acceptance of E-Learning at Teacher Education Institute: An Exploratory Study in Malaysia
title_sort factors influencing the students’ acceptance of e-learning at teacher education institute: an exploratory study in malaysia
publisher Sciedu Press
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