Acceptance of online social networks as technology-based education tools among higher institution students: structural equation modeling approach

Acceptance of online social networks as technology-based education tools among higher institution students: structural equation modeling approach

Educational institutes are adopting Online Social Networks (OSNs) to facilitate learning activities in university campuses. However, before implementation a new technology there is need to identify and measure the factors that influence users' acceptance of the new technology. This will aid to...

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Main Authors: Al-Sharafi, Mohammed A., Mufadhal, Mokhtar Esmail, Noor Azida, Sahabudin, Ruzaini, Abdullah Arshah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, I.R. Iran 2019
Subjects:
HM Sociology
LB2300 Higher Education
QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
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spelling ump-248492019-08-16T07:09:33Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24849/ Acceptance of online social networks as technology-based education tools among higher institution students: structural equation modeling approach Al-Sharafi, Mohammed A. Mufadhal, Mokhtar Esmail Noor Azida, Sahabudin Ruzaini, Abdullah Arshah HM Sociology LB2300 Higher Education QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science Educational institutes are adopting Online Social Networks (OSNs) to facilitate learning activities in university campuses. However, before implementation a new technology there is need to identify and measure the factors that influence users' acceptance of the new technology. This will aid to critically predict the success or failure of the new technology that is to be adopted. Therefore, this study aims to identify the factors that influence student’s acceptance of online social networks as learning tool. Besides, a research model is developed based on the identified factors grounded on Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). In addition, Structural Equation Model (SEM) was employed to validate the developed model hypotheses based data collected by employing online survey from 537 students in University Malaysia Pahang (UMP). Furthermore, findings from this study have significant implications and considerable value for higher educational institutes to devise better strategies for adoption of OSNs' as a learning tool. Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, I.R. Iran 2019-01 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24849/1/Acceptance%20of%20online%20social%20networks%20as%20technology-based%20education.pdf Al-Sharafi, Mohammed A. and Mufadhal, Mokhtar Esmail and Noor Azida, Sahabudin and Ruzaini, Abdullah Arshah (2019) Acceptance of online social networks as technology-based education tools among higher institution students: structural equation modeling approach. Scientia Iranica, 26 (1). pp. 136-144. ISSN 1026-3098 https://doi.org/10.24200/SCI.2018.51570.2256 https://doi.org/10.24200/SCI.2018.51570.2256
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topic HM Sociology
LB2300 Higher Education
QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
spellingShingle HM Sociology
LB2300 Higher Education
QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Al-Sharafi, Mohammed A.
Mufadhal, Mokhtar Esmail
Noor Azida, Sahabudin
Ruzaini, Abdullah Arshah
Acceptance of online social networks as technology-based education tools among higher institution students: structural equation modeling approach
description Educational institutes are adopting Online Social Networks (OSNs) to facilitate learning activities in university campuses. However, before implementation a new technology there is need to identify and measure the factors that influence users' acceptance of the new technology. This will aid to critically predict the success or failure of the new technology that is to be adopted. Therefore, this study aims to identify the factors that influence student’s acceptance of online social networks as learning tool. Besides, a research model is developed based on the identified factors grounded on Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). In addition, Structural Equation Model (SEM) was employed to validate the developed model hypotheses based data collected by employing online survey from 537 students in University Malaysia Pahang (UMP). Furthermore, findings from this study have significant implications and considerable value for higher educational institutes to devise better strategies for adoption of OSNs' as a learning tool.
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author Al-Sharafi, Mohammed A.
Mufadhal, Mokhtar Esmail
Noor Azida, Sahabudin
Ruzaini, Abdullah Arshah
author_facet Al-Sharafi, Mohammed A.
Mufadhal, Mokhtar Esmail
Noor Azida, Sahabudin
Ruzaini, Abdullah Arshah
author_sort Al-Sharafi, Mohammed A.
title Acceptance of online social networks as technology-based education tools among higher institution students: structural equation modeling approach
title_short Acceptance of online social networks as technology-based education tools among higher institution students: structural equation modeling approach
title_full Acceptance of online social networks as technology-based education tools among higher institution students: structural equation modeling approach
title_fullStr Acceptance of online social networks as technology-based education tools among higher institution students: structural equation modeling approach
title_full_unstemmed Acceptance of online social networks as technology-based education tools among higher institution students: structural equation modeling approach
title_sort acceptance of online social networks as technology-based education tools among higher institution students: structural equation modeling approach
publisher Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, I.R. Iran
publishDate 2019
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24849/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24849/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24849/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24849/1/Acceptance%20of%20online%20social%20networks%20as%20technology-based%20education.pdf
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