Applying the Technology Acceptance Model to Understand Aviation Students’ Perceptions toward Augmented Reality Maintenance Training Instruction

Yu, Wang; Anne, Amadou; Ropp, Tim

doi:10.15394/ijaaa.2016.1144

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“…The TRA postulates that one’s behavior is directly influenced by behavioral intentions which are based on one’s attitudes and subjective norms toward a given behavior [30, 31]. The TAM illustrates a user’s acceptance of a new technology [30, 32]. The model has been extensively used in different research fields to anticipate user behaviors.…”

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Virtual reality among the elderly: a usefulness and acceptance study from Taiwan

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Background Virtual reality (VR) has several applications in the medical domain and also generates a secure environment to carry out activities. Evaluation of the effectiveness of VR among older populations revealed positive effects of VR as a tool to reduce risks of falls and also improve the social and emotional well-being of older adults. The decline in physical and mental health, the loss of functional capabilities, and a weakening of social ties represent obstacles towards active aging among older adults and indicate a need for support. Existing research focused on the effects of VR among older populations, and its uses and benefits. Our study investigated the acceptance and use of VR by the elderly. Methods This pilot study was conducted on 30 older adults who voluntarily participated during March to May 2018. Nine VR applications that promote physical activities, motivate users, and provide entertainment were chosen for this study. Participants were asked to use any one of the applications of their choice for 15 min twice a week for 6 weeks. At the end of 6 weeks, participants were asked to fill out a questionnaire based on the Technology Acceptance Model and a literature review, to evaluate their acceptance of VR technology. Cronbach’s alpha reliability analysis was used to test the internal consistency of the questionnaire items. Pearson’s product moment correlation was used to examine the validity of the questionnaire. A linear regression and mediation analysis were utilized to identify relationships among the variables of the questionnaire. Results In total, six male and 24 female participants aged 60~95 years volunteered to participate in the study. Perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, social norms, and perceived enjoyment were seen to have had significant effects on the intention to use VR. Participants agreed to a large extent regarding the perceived usefulness, perceived enjoyment, and their experience of using VR. Thus, VR was seen to have high acceptance among this elderly population. Conclusions Older people have positive perceptions towards accepting and using VR to support active aging. They perceived VR to be useful, easy to use, and an enjoyable experience, implying positive attitudes toward adopting this new technology. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12877-019-1218-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…Industries, like the automotive, aircraft, and manufacturing, among others, are using AR technologies mainly for training, which is also closely associated with maintenance, assembly, and repair [24,45,46]. Due to AR multimedia interaction characteristics, it can foster the motivation of trainees, promoting their interest in tasks and therefore their proficiency.…”

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Evaluating an online augmented reality puzzle for DC circuits: Students' feedback and conceptual knowledge gain

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Chouzal

Restivo

2020

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Augmented reality (AR) enables users to overlay new information over the real environment, allowing them to get a clear perception of physical systems or even to interact with them. AR is a powerful and promising tool in many areas, including engineering‐related ones. Therefore, it has aroused growing interest in engineering education. The main objectives of this study are to examine engineering students' feedback and conceptual knowledge gain resulting from using an online AR app. The design and development of the app, named “AR DC circuit puzzle,” was driven by the intention to familiarize students with AR, using a tool that addresses direct current circuits' concepts, a subject belonging to almost all undergraduate engineering syllabi. Through structural equation modeling, the analysis of the relationships between several psychological traits related to the use of the AR app revealed that attitude toward the use of AR is very positive and mostly driven by the value students perceived this app to have in the context of their engineering training. The use of a pre‐ and posttest methodology resulted in large average normalized gains and effect sizes, indicating conceptual knowledge gain. The current worldwide situation triggered the massive use of digital tools; hence, it can be anticipated that in the future, there will be a greater need for online learning resources. This study, involving a large sample of engineering students in three consecutive academic years, shows that the used online tool based on AR can engage students and, with the right strategy, can promote knowledge gain.

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“…PEU was found to impact PU as well as ATU in educational and consumer contexts and with diverse technologies, including e-learning tools, check-in kiosks, and VR (Cheung & Vogel, 2013;Esteban-Millat et al, 2018;Gong, Xu, & Yu, 2004;Lu et al, 2008;Manis & Choi, 2018). Wang, Anne, and Ropp (2016) found that PEU, PU, and ATU positively influence BI to use augmented reality -a less immersive simulation technology than VR-in an aviation education setting.…”

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Preliminary Results of a Study Investigating Aviation Student’s Intentions to use Virtual Reality for Flight Training

Fussell¹,

Truong²

2020

IJAAA

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Applying the Technology Acceptance Model to Understand Aviation Students’ Perceptions toward Augmented Reality Maintenance Training Instruction

Cited by 26 publications

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Virtual reality among the elderly: a usefulness and acceptance study from Taiwan

Virtual reality among the elderly: a usefulness and acceptance study from Taiwan

Evaluating an online augmented reality puzzle for DC circuits: Students' feedback and conceptual knowledge gain

Preliminary Results of a Study Investigating Aviation Student’s Intentions to use Virtual Reality for Flight Training

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