Factors Related to Faculty Members' Attitude and Adoption of a Learning Management System

Autor/in	Wichadee, Saovapa
Titel	Factors Related to Faculty Members' Attitude and Adoption of a Learning Management System
Quelle	In: Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 14 (2015) 4, S.53-61 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1303-6521
Schlagwörter	Management Information Systems; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Performance Factors; Adoption (Ideas); Usability; Relevance (Education); Educational Practices; Educational Technology; Gender Differences; Interdisciplinary Approach; Questionnaires; Likert Scales; Barriers; Courseware; Technology Uses in Education; Teaching Methods; Foreign Countries; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Managementinformationssystem; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Leistungsindikator; Ideas; Ideenfindung; Relevance; Relevanz; Bildungspraxis; Unterrichtsmedien; Geschlechterkonflikt; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Fragebogen; Likert-Skala; Lernsoftware; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland
Abstract	Learning Management Systems (LMS) play a crucial role in organizing the course contents. However, some instructors use LMS in their classes while some do not. This study aimed to discover the factors in relation to the instructors' attitude toward LMS and adoption of LMS in their course. A survey was administered to 62 instructors to follow up the use of LMS after they attended the training. The respondents were assessed for their attitude towards LMS, perceived ease of LMS use, perceived usefulness and their actual use of LMS in their course. The results reveal that the respondents of the study had a high overall attitude towards LMS. Perceived ease of LMS use and perceived usefulness were found to have a significant positive correlation with their attitude. In addition, the more the instructors perceived ease of LMS use, the more intensively their beliefs about the usefulness of it increased. However, it was found that attitude toward LMS, perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness were not correlated to actual use of LMS. Furthermore, there was not any significant difference in the respondents' attitude toward LMS in terms of gender and subject domain. The responses to open-ended questions were revealed in terms of difficulties they had when using LMS. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Sakarya University. Esentepe Campus, Adapazari 54000, Turkey. Tel: +90-505-2431868; Fax: +90-264-6141034; e-mail: tojet@sakarya.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.tojet.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01