Finnish Students’ Adoption of Smartphones and Tablets to Study Programming Online Using Technology Acceptance Model
Nguyen Thi Thien, An (2016)
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Nguyen Thi Thien, An
Kajaanin ammattikorkeakoulu
2016
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2016120919776
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2016120919776
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The use of mobile devices like smartphones and tablets has been applied into diverse domains. In the fast pace of technology, smartphones and tablets are supposed to be efficient tools for education, typical online learning or learning from the distance via the Internet. There is few re-search that investigates the factors affecting the use of smartphones and tablets by Finnish students for their online learning in programming.
The conceptual framework of the research was adapted from the original version of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) developed by Davis (1986). Based on the theoretical model, the research questions and methodology were developed to correspond to the research purpose: to explore the factors in relation with the adoption of smartphones and tablets in studying programming online.
The research methodology was quantitative based on the conceptual framework. Data collection was conducted via an e-survey among groups of students in Information Technology at Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, Finland. Within a day, 66 responses to the survey were collected and analyzed afterwards. The results of the findings revealed the Finnish students’ perception and behaviors toward how easy and useful the smartphones and tablets are in their programming learning online.
The SPSS program was utilized to test the correlations between TAM constructs: perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, behavioral intention and actual usage. The statistical results found out the strong relationships among the constructs. When the factors ease of use and usefulness are improved, the behavioral intention would be enhanced and the actual use would increase. If the easiness and usefulness degrade, the behaviors toward the use and the adoption would decrease.
The conceptual framework of the research was adapted from the original version of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) developed by Davis (1986). Based on the theoretical model, the research questions and methodology were developed to correspond to the research purpose: to explore the factors in relation with the adoption of smartphones and tablets in studying programming online.
The research methodology was quantitative based on the conceptual framework. Data collection was conducted via an e-survey among groups of students in Information Technology at Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, Finland. Within a day, 66 responses to the survey were collected and analyzed afterwards. The results of the findings revealed the Finnish students’ perception and behaviors toward how easy and useful the smartphones and tablets are in their programming learning online.
The SPSS program was utilized to test the correlations between TAM constructs: perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, behavioral intention and actual usage. The statistical results found out the strong relationships among the constructs. When the factors ease of use and usefulness are improved, the behavioral intention would be enhanced and the actual use would increase. If the easiness and usefulness degrade, the behaviors toward the use and the adoption would decrease.