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Practicum teachers' use of mobile technology as measured by the technology acceptance model

Walker, Z; Kho, HH; Tan, D; Lim, N; (2020) Practicum teachers' use of mobile technology as measured by the technology acceptance model. Asia Pacific Journal of Education , 40 (2) pp. 230-246. 10.1080/02188791.2019.1671808. Green open access

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Abstract

This study utilized the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to examine practicum teachers’ current use of mobile technology and their intentions of use in the future. A survey was conducted to better understand the relationship between practicum teachers and their potential assimilation of technology into classroom practice. The survey questionnaire was administered to 100 undergraduate students at [institute withheld], [country withheld]’s teacher preparatory university. The following four key constructs of the TAM were assessed: perceived ease of use (PEU), perceived usefulness (PU), subjective norm (SN), and behavioural intention to use (BIU). The impact of practicum teachers’ gender and academic subjects on their acceptance of technology were also investigated. The present study found strong links between PEU and PU. While practicum teachers perceived mobile technology as being useful and intended to use it in their classrooms, BIU was not significantly impacted by PEU, PU, or SN. The data also suggested that gender did not affect BIU while practicum teachers’ academic subjects might be an indicator of their future intentions to use mobile technology. With these findings, recommendations are made to further improve the integration of mobile technology in classroom practice.

Type: Article
Title: Practicum teachers' use of mobile technology as measured by the technology acceptance model
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1080/02188791.2019.1671808
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1080/02188791.2019.1671808
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Technology acceptance model, practicum teachers, mobile technology, gender, academic subjects
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Psychology and Human Development
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10087893
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