The effect of the external factors on the students' acceptance of virtual learning in universities of Saudi Arabia
The rapidly growing popularity of E-Learning has introduced new terms to education, such as Virtual Classroom. In line with the technological development, the Saudi Arabia University education received generous financial and technical support to integrate education with ICT. ICT facilities have be...
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iium-420392015-05-08T07:17:49Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/42039/ The effect of the external factors on the students' acceptance of virtual learning in universities of Saudi Arabia Aleshidi, Hamad Aedh Ramdane, Tahraoui LB Theory and practice of education The rapidly growing popularity of E-Learning has introduced new terms to education, such as Virtual Classroom. In line with the technological development, the Saudi Arabia University education received generous financial and technical support to integrate education with ICT. ICT facilities have been provided at public universities as well as the private ones in Saudi Arabia. Along with the benefits that increasing technological options can provide, there are still many barriers to the successful integration and usage of emerging educational technology within educational environments. Many researches had indicated some factors that could influence the students' acceptance of virtual learning in Saudi Arabia, but they not well confirmed yet, therefore, this study adopted TAM model to predicted the effect of the external factors: perceived of peer encouragement(PPE), cultural factors (CF), computer self-efficacy(CSE) and enjoyment (EN) the undergraduate students’ acceptance of virtual learning. 400 participants from two public universities were framed the sample of the study, the researcher had developed virtual classroom to implement this study. For hypotheses testing, SEM results showed that the TAM model was applicable, valid and reliable to indicate the students' acceptance in Saudi universities; furthermore, the four examined factors have significantly contributed to the students' acceptance of virtual learning. Institute of Information System & Research Center ( IISRC) 2012-04-16 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/42039/1/42039.pdf Aleshidi, Hamad Aedh and Ramdane, Tahraoui (2012) The effect of the external factors on the students' acceptance of virtual learning in universities of Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Information Technology & Computer Science (IJITCS). pp. 1-9. ISSN 2090-1610 http://www.ijitcs.com/2ndicekmt/Hamad%20Aedh%20Aleshidi.pdf |
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The rapidly growing popularity of E-Learning has introduced new terms to education, such as Virtual
Classroom. In line with the technological development, the Saudi Arabia University education received
generous financial and technical support to integrate education with ICT. ICT facilities have been provided at
public universities as well as the private ones in Saudi Arabia. Along with the benefits that increasing
technological options can provide, there are still many barriers to the successful integration and usage of
emerging educational technology within educational environments. Many researches had indicated some
factors that could influence the students' acceptance of virtual learning in Saudi Arabia, but they not well
confirmed yet, therefore, this study adopted TAM model to predicted the effect of the external factors: perceived
of peer encouragement(PPE), cultural factors (CF), computer self-efficacy(CSE) and enjoyment (EN) the
undergraduate students’ acceptance of virtual learning. 400 participants from two public universities were
framed the sample of the study, the researcher had developed virtual classroom to implement this study. For
hypotheses testing, SEM results showed that the TAM model was applicable, valid and reliable to indicate the
students' acceptance in Saudi universities; furthermore, the four examined factors have significantly contributed
to the students' acceptance of virtual learning. |
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Aleshidi, Hamad Aedh Ramdane, Tahraoui |
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The effect of the external factors on the students' acceptance of virtual learning in universities of Saudi Arabia |
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The effect of the external factors on the students' acceptance of virtual learning in universities of Saudi Arabia |
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The effect of the external factors on the students' acceptance of virtual learning in universities of Saudi Arabia |
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The effect of the external factors on the students' acceptance of virtual learning in universities of Saudi Arabia |
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effect of the external factors on the students' acceptance of virtual learning in universities of saudi arabia |
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