The acceptance and use of a virtual learning environment in higher education: an empirical study in Turkey, and the UK

Kurt O. E., TİNGÖY Ö.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN HIGHER EDUCATION, cilt.14, 2017 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1186/s41239-017-0064-z
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN HIGHER EDUCATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Fuente Academica Plus, EBSCO Education Source, Educational research abstracts (ERA), Directory of Open Access Journals, DIALNET
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT), Technology adoption, Virtual learning environment (VLE), Turkey, United Kingdom, INFORMATION-TECHNOLOGY, UNDERSTANDING INFORMATION, BEHAVIORAL INTENTION, COMPUTER-TECHNOLOGY, META-ANALYSIS, ADOPTION, MODEL, PREDICTION, CULTURE, PEOPLE
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study evaluated the acceptance and use of a virtual learning environment in higher education by using the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model. Study data were collected by means of a questionnaire form, completed by 1032 students receiving undergraduate education in Turkey and the United Kingdom, who currently use similar virtual learning environments. The role of performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence and facilitating conditions were evaluated and tested for both countries. The study results demonstrated that the behavioral intention and use behavior regarding the utilization of a virtual learning environment in higher education differed between the two countries, and that the level of impact of the factors that shape behavioral intention and use behavior also differed from one factor to another.