The behavioral intentions of Hong Kong primary teachers in adopting educational technology

The behavioral intentions of Hong Kong primary teachers in adopting educational technology

• Wong, Ka Wai Gary The Hong Kong Institue of Education

Educational Technology Research and Development, 2016

Springer

2016

• F 教與學
  • FD 傳意媒介、資訊科技在教學上的應用
• M 教師與教師教育
  • MG 教育工作人員之身份認同、態度與意見

Technology Acceptance Model In-service Primary Teachers ICT in Teaching and Learning Educational Technology in Local Context Behavioral Intentions

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• 小學教育

The use of educational technology by Hong Kong primary school teachers has been realized by the government’s long-term support to the technology infrastructure, professional training, technical support, and development of teaching resources in local primary schools. However, the high adoption rate may not reflect the willingness of teachers to accept technology for educational purposes. Presently, there is no existing research investigating in-service primary teachers’ technology acceptance in Hong Kong. The aim of this study is to investigate teachers’ acceptance of technology and the influencing factors behind their acceptance. This study takes a quantitative approach to investigate 185 primary teachers in Hong Kong using Structural Equation Modeling on a customized Technology Acceptance Model. The results suggest that contrary to common belief, perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness of the technology have little influence on behavioral intention of use in our research context. Rather, a pragmatic consideration of facilitating conditions is found to be a strong dominating factor. A context-specific interpretation of the results is provided. Implications on school policy are also discussed to provide insights for the development of educational technology.
[Copyright © 2016 Springer US.]

• 英文

期刊論文

• 10421629

• 10.1007/s11423-016-9426-9

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/tc/bibs/657636e3

2016-03-14