Will future teachers use mobile technologies? Validation of an extended TAM model proposal

Authors

  • José Carlos Sánchez Prieto Universidad de Salamanca
  • Susana Olmos Migueláñez Universidad de Salamanca
  • Francisco J. García-Peñalvo Universidad de Salamanca
Keywords: TAM, SEM, mobile learning, pre-service teachers, technological acceptance

Abstract

The development of technology acceptance models for their implementation in the field of education constitutes an increasingly interesting trend. A common practice in this kind of research is to develop TAM-based models expanded with other constructs. This paper belongs to this line, presenting a proposal analyzing the effects of resistance to change and compatibility on the intention of using mobile technologies in pre-service teachers’ future practice. To this end, we conducted a study with 678 students from the Primary Education Teacher Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Salamanca, and we subjected the model to a factorial analysis to confirm its validity. The results show the students’ favorable intention of using mobile technologies. The hypothesis test revealed some significant differences according to student gender, year and school, and the factor analysis we carried out reflected adequate goodness of fit indices despise some validity issues.

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Published
01-02-2017
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Sánchez Prieto, J. C., Olmos Migueláñez, S., & García-Peñalvo, F. J. (2017). Will future teachers use mobile technologies? Validation of an extended TAM model proposal. Distance Education Journal, 17(52). Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/red/article/view/282191
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