Mobile learning is one of the pivotal advances in the 21 st century education. However, other than its performance and function, its acceptance by the students is a very important factor in successful implementation of mobile learning. The present study was an attempt to determine the effective factors in acceptance of m-learning and determine the type of relationship among the factors in the undergraduate healthcare professional students based on technology acceptance model (TAM). This survey study was carried out as a descriptive-analytical work. A total of 310 students in Saveh University of Medical Sciences in Iran were selected in 2018. Data gathering tool was a researcher designed questionnaire designed based on technology acceptance model of which validity and reliability were supported beforehand. Data analyses were carried out through structural equation modeling and confirmatory path analysis in LISREL. The mean score of all variables (perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, attitude and intention to use, and actual use) except the external factors were higher than base mean score (m ≥ 3), which indicates good acceptance of mobile learning among the students. The lowest mean score was obtained by teacher's support of using mobile for learning purposes (an external factor). There was a significant correlation among the external factors, perceived usefulness, attitude and intention to use, and actual use (p < 0.05).The results supported effectiveness of the constructs of technology acceptance method and its ability to predict acceptance of mobile learning. TAM factors were significant determinants of mobile learning acceptance.
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