Title :
An Adoptive Technology Acceptance Model within the Oman Secondary System for Geography Teaching and Learning
Author :
Al-lawati, Batoul ; Al-Jumeily, Dhiya ; Lunn, Jan ; Laws, Andy
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. & Math. Sci., Liverpool John Moores Univ., Liverpool, UK
Abstract :
Technology integration is currently considered to be one of the most prominent challenges in the field of education, with a global trend towards integrating technology into various aspects of education. eLearning is considered to be the output of the technological revolution that emerged from the sectors of science, research and development. This paper focuses on firstly developing an effective learning environment to support the teaching and learning of geography within Oman secondary system, and secondly proposing the application of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to assess this environment, in the light of teachers attitudes and intentions to adopt a new technology. Therefore, the TAM will be applied to compare different cultures; the UK and Middle East (Sultanate of Oman) focusing on the Social and Cultural factors in conjunction with the Davis model factors of Perceived Usefulness (PU) and Perceived Ease of Use (PEU)factors; in terms of technological acceptance in the context of eLearning. A Quantitative research method and analysis was prepared to capture data.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; cultural aspects; geography; research and development; teaching; Davis model factor; Oman secondary system; TAM; adoptive technology acceptance model; cultural factor; e-learning; geography learning environment; geography teaching; quantitative analysis; quantitative research method; research and development; social factor; technological revolution; technology integration; Computational modeling; Cultural differences; Educational institutions; Electronic learning; Geography; Internet; Hofstede dimensions; Oman; TAM; eLearning;
Conference_Titel :
Developments in E-systems Engineering (DeSE), 2011
Conference_Location :
Dubai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-2186-1
DOI :
10.1109/DeSE.2011.107