Virtual Learning Environments: Extending the Technology Acceptance Model

As part of the ongoing renewal of teaching methodologies, universities are encouraging the use of virtual learning environments as a basic tool in face-to-face teaching settings, as they make it possible to personalize and introduce flexibility into education. The objective of this study is to provi...

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Authors: Urquidi Martin, Ana Cristina, Calabor Prieto, María Sol, Tamarit Aznar, Carmen
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2019
Country:México
Institution:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA
Repository:Revista Electrónica de Investigacion Educativa
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.redie.uabc.mx:article/1866
Online Access:https://redie.uabc.mx/redie/article/view/1866
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Virtual learning environments
technology acceptance model
higher education
teaching methodology
ICT.
Entorno virtual de aprendizaje
modelo de aceptación de la tecnología
educación superior
metodología didáctica
TIC.
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Summary:As part of the ongoing renewal of teaching methodologies, universities are encouraging the use of virtual learning environments as a basic tool in face-to-face teaching settings, as they make it possible to personalize and introduce flexibility into education. The objective of this study is to provide empirical evidence on students’ perception of improvement in their learning by adopting and using virtual environments in traditional classroom settings, on the basis of an extended Technology Acceptance Model. The study population comprises 251 first-year students at the School of Economics of the University of Valencia (Universitat de València). The study results, obtained through structural equations, provide empirical evidence of a relationship in which perceived usefulness and subjective norms positively influence intention to use, which is a determining factor in students’ perceived learning.