Adoption intention and effectiveness of digital collaboration platforms for online learning: the Indian students' perspective

IF 3.5 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Archana Singh, Sarika Sharma, Manisha Paliwal
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PurposeCovid-19 outbreak has compelled the world-wide education system to use the digital collaboration platform (DCP) for online learning, for robust inclusive sustainable education. The purpose of this paper is to understand the adoption intention and effectiveness of DCP using technology acceptance model (TAM) for online learning among students studying in higher education institutes (HEIs) in India.Design/methodology/approachA structured questionnaire has been adopted to survey and collect data from 324 students studying in HEI of Maharashtra state in India. The questionnaire consisted of 28 constructs. The constructs in this section were measured using a five-point Likert scale ranging. In the first step, first-order confirmatory factor analysis is carried out by using the software IBM AMOS-20. The initial model is generated for six constructs, and outcomes are used to analyze the model’s goodness of fit and construct validity. In second step, structural equation modelling is carried out to do the path analysis of the proposed model.FindingsThe findings connote that the interactivity, cost-effectiveness and the core TAM constructs as perceived usefulness form positive attitude towards usage of DCP and intention to adopt it in near future by the students of HEI of India. The research is an attempt to provide possible explanations for the epochal relationships between the constructs and discusses the usage of information, which can be further used to enhance the acceptance of DCP among students in urban as well as rural India.Research limitations/implicationsThe results and findings will provide a direction to the various stakeholders such as educators, management, learners and the parents on the adoption intention of digital collaborative platform from a learner’s point of view. This will lead to the knowledge which will help in practical implementations of these technologies.Practical implicationsThe results and findings will provide a direction to the various stakeholders such as educators, management, learners and the parents on the adoption intention of DCP from learner’s point of view. This will lead to the knowledge which will help in practical implementations of these technologies. The findings imply that the interactivity, cost-effectiveness and the core constructs of TAM such as perceived usefulness form positive attitude towards usage of DCP and intention to adopt it in near future by the students of HEI of India. This research provides possible explanations for the significant relationships between the constructs and discusses how this information can be used to enhance the acceptance of DCP among students in urban as well as rural India.Social implicationsThis research provides possible explanations for the significant relationships between the constructs and discusses how this information can be used to enhance the acceptance of DCP among students in urban as well as rural India, which is the need of hour for sustainable education.Originality/valueThere are tremendous studies on online learning and use of digital platforms including the constructs of TAM but in the times of Covid-19, where it has become mandatory for all educational institutes to use the digital collaborative platform for continuance of education. The study is original and is an attempt to understand students’ perspective towards usage of DCP and its effectiveness in learning in the rural parts of Maharashtra from where the students hail to study in HEI in Pune and Mumbai.
在线学习数字协作平台的采用意向和有效性:印度学生的视角
2019冠状病毒病疫情迫使全球教育系统使用数字协作平台(DCP)进行在线学习,以实现强大的包容性可持续教育。本文的目的是了解在印度高等教育机构(HEIs)学习的学生使用技术接受模型(TAM)进行在线学习的DCP的采用意图和有效性。设计/方法/方法采用结构化问卷对在印度马哈拉施特拉邦高等教育学院学习的324名学生进行调查和收集数据。问卷由28个构念组成。本节的构念采用李克特五点量表进行测量。第一步,利用IBM AMOS-20软件进行一阶验证性因子分析。为6个构念生成初始模型,并用结果分析模型的拟合优度和构念效度。第二步,进行结构方程建模,对所提模型进行路径分析。研究结果表明,互动性、成本效益和核心TAM结构作为感知有用性形成了印度高等教育学生对DCP使用的积极态度和在不久的将来采用DCP的意图。本研究试图为构式之间的时代关系提供可能的解释,并讨论信息的使用,这可以进一步用于提高印度城市和农村学生对DCP的接受程度。研究的局限性/启示研究结果和发现将从学习者的角度为教育者、管理层、学习者和家长等利益相关者提供关于数字协作平台采用意向的指导。这将导致有助于这些技术的实际实现的知识。实践意义本研究的结果和发现将从学习者的角度出发,为教育工作者、管理人员、学习者和家长等各利益相关方探讨采用DCP的意向提供指导。这将导致有助于这些技术的实际实现的知识。研究结果表明,互动性、成本效益和TAM的核心结构如感知有用性形成了印度高等教育学生对DCP使用的积极态度和在不久的将来采用DCP的意愿。本研究为构式之间的重要关系提供了可能的解释,并讨论了如何利用这些信息来提高印度城市和农村学生对DCP的接受程度。社会意义本研究为构式之间的重要关系提供了可能的解释,并讨论了如何利用这些信息来提高印度城市和农村学生对DCP的接受程度,这是可持续教育的需要。原创性/价值关于在线学习和使用数字平台的研究很多,包括TAM的构建,但在新冠肺炎时代,所有教育机构都必须使用数字协作平台进行继续教育。这项研究是原创的,旨在了解学生对DCP使用的看法,以及DCP在马哈拉施特拉邦农村地区学习的有效性,这些学生来自普纳和孟买的高等教育学院。
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Interactive Technology and Smart Education
Interactive Technology and Smart Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
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12.00
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2.30%
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30
期刊介绍: Interactive Technology and Smart Education (ITSE) is a multi-disciplinary, peer-reviewed journal, which provides a distinct forum to specially promote innovation and participative research approaches. The following terms are defined, as used in the context of this journal: -Interactive Technology refers to all forms of digital technology, as described above, emphasizing innovation and human-/user-centred approaches. -Smart Education "SMART" is used as an acronym that refers to interactive technology that offers a more flexible and tailored approach to meet diverse individual requirements by being “Sensitive, Manageable, Adaptable, Responsive and Timely” to educators’ pedagogical strategies and learners’ educational and social needs’. -Articles are invited that explore innovative use of educational technologies that advance interactive technology in general and its applications in education in particular. The journal aims to bridge gaps in the field by promoting design research, action research, and continuous evaluation as an integral part of the development cycle of usable solutions/systems.
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