Examining technology acceptance by school teachers: a longitudinal study

Predictors of Technology Deployment Among Malaysian Teachers

“…Over the past decades, the roles of IT in modern education have also increased significantly [4] . To achieve this transition, the school education system is required to face a revamp, so that it would prepare students for challenges in a knowledge-centric economy.…”

“…Considerable research has been carried out that predict technology acceptance constructs that influence the AUC among individuals [4] . Previous research on the use of computers has found empirical support for attitude as driver of AUC [19] .…”

“…Perceived usefulness as described by Hu et al [4] is the extent to which computer is considered by an individual to be useful, whereas perceived ease of use is the degree to which an individual views his or her use of computer to be free of effort. Venkatesh and Morris [20] , Davis [21] and Hu et al [4] had avowed the importance of perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use and its significant positive influence on AUC.…”

“…Venkatesh and Morris [20] , Davis [21] and Hu et al [4] had avowed the importance of perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use and its significant positive influence on AUC. Continuing research efforts on computer self-efficacy can be observed in recent studies [22] , which confirm the critical role that computer self-efficacy plays in understanding individual response to computer technology.…”

“…There exists a link between computer selfefficacy and AUC. Based on Hu et al [4] model and Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), it was found that computer self-efficacy had a significant positive influence on AUC.…”