Article: What factors predict undergraduate students' use of technology for learning? A case from Hong Kong

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TitleWhat factors predict undergraduate students' use of technology for learning? A case from Hong Kong
AuthorsLai, C1
Wang, Q2
Lei, J2
KeywordsHuman-computer interface
Lifelong learning
Pedagogical issues
Post-secondary education
Issue Date2012
PublisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/compedu
CitationComputers And Education, 2012, v. 59 n. 2, p. 569-579 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2012.03.006
AbstractA sound understanding of technology use from the learners' perspective is crucial. This study intends to contribute to our understanding on student technology use by focusing on identifying the factors that influence students' adoption of technology for learning and the relationships between these factors. Students studying at a Hong Kong university were surveyed and the results revealed that the compatibility of technology and their learning styles and needs, the availability of encouragement and supports from peers and teachers.; their attitudes toward technology use were dominant predictors of students' technology use for learning. Perceived usefulness of technology for learning and students' perceptions of their general ICT literacy skills had less predictive power on their technology use. The findings suggest promoting students' adoption of technologies for learning through enhancing their appreciation of technologies' utilities in learning and through maximizing teachers' and peers' role in shaping and supporting their technology use. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
ISSN0360-1315
2011 Impact Factor: 2.621
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.056
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2012.03.006
ReferencesReferences in Scopus
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dc.contributor.authorLai, C
dc.contributor.authorWang, Q
dc.contributor.authorLei, J
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-16T09:51:29Z
dc.date.available2012-07-16T09:51:29Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractA sound understanding of technology use from the learners' perspective is crucial. This study intends to contribute to our understanding on student technology use by focusing on identifying the factors that influence students' adoption of technology for learning and the relationships between these factors. Students studying at a Hong Kong university were surveyed and the results revealed that the compatibility of technology and their learning styles and needs, the availability of encouragement and supports from peers and teachers.; their attitudes toward technology use were dominant predictors of students' technology use for learning. Perceived usefulness of technology for learning and students' perceptions of their general ICT literacy skills had less predictive power on their technology use. The findings suggest promoting students' adoption of technologies for learning through enhancing their appreciation of technologies' utilities in learning and through maximizing teachers' and peers' role in shaping and supporting their technology use. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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dc.identifier.citationComputers And Education, 2012, v. 59 n. 2, p. 569-579 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2012.03.006
dc.identifier.citeulike10531186
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2012.03.006
dc.identifier.epage579
dc.identifier.hkuros200946
dc.identifier.issn0360-1315
2011 Impact Factor: 2.621
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.056
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-84859176301
dc.identifier.spage569
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/152892
dc.identifier.volume59
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/compedu
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofComputers and Education
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.subjectHuman-computer interface
dc.subjectLifelong learning
dc.subjectPedagogical issues
dc.subjectPost-secondary education
dc.titleWhat factors predict undergraduate students' use of technology for learning? A case from Hong Kong
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong
  2. Syracuse University