Students’ Perceptions About Learning Environment of a Distance Course Based on Technology Acceptance Model: A Descriptive Study

Authors : Erman Uzun, Ali Yildirim, M. Yaşar Özden

Pages : 201-211

Doi:10.17860/efd.79060

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Publication Date : 2013-04-23

Article Type : Other

Abstract :Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) is a measure to assess the underlying reasons about the use of a technology. In this study an extended version of TAM were used. This extended version composed of three factors. These are "perceived motivation towards learning environment”, "perceived usefulness” and "perceived ease of use”. In this study, the learning environment of a distance course was investigated to see students’ perceptions. This distance course was delivered from one university to the other university via video-conferencing with ITL Learning Gateway content management system during the whole semester. The participants were the 32 first year vocational higher education institution students. The descriptive findings revealed that each factor of TAM perceived by students as having moderate advantages. It is believed that the underlying reason of this situation was based on the students’ low computer competency and e-learning experiences.
Keywords : Teknoloji kabul modeli, motivasyon algısı, kullanışlılık algısı, kolay kullanım algısı, video konferans, uzaktan eğitim.