Validation of an instrument for measuring the technology acceptance of a virtual learning environment

Virtual Learning Environments (VLE) provide platforms to make online education more convenient and affordable for learners. Although VLE are currently in great demand, their acceptance needs to be assessed. In this research, an instrument that measures the technology acceptance of a VLE is validated...

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Autores: Pedro César Santana-Mancilla, Osval Antonio Montesinos-López, Miguel Angel Garcia-Ruiz, Juan José Contreras-Castillo, Laura Sanely Gaytan-Lugo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:México
Institución:Universidad de Colima
Repositorio:Redalyc-UCOL
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:41659210015
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=41659210015
https://www.redalyc.org/journal/416/41659210015/
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https://www.redalyc.org/journal/416/41659210015/movil
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Multidisciplinarias (Ciencias Sociales)
learning technology
Technology acceptance
confirmatory factor analysis
virtual learning environments
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Sumario:Virtual Learning Environments (VLE) provide platforms to make online education more convenient and affordable for learners. Although VLE are currently in great demand, their acceptance needs to be assessed. In this research, an instrument that measures the technology acceptance of a VLE is validated by applying a confirmatory factor analysis on 15 items and five factors. Results show that the overall fit of the model was satisfactory and that all correlations between the latent factors were higher than 0.48. It was found that the assessment of technology acceptance is very important, because the VLE’s success depends largely on the favorable reception of professors, researchers, and educational leaders.