International Journal of Education and Development using ICT

International Journal of Education and Development using ICT > Vol. 15, No. 4 (2019)

The Impact Model: Teachers' Mobile Learning Adoption in Higher Education

D D M Dolawattha, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
H K Salinda Premadasa, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
Prasad M Jayaweera, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

Abstract
Mobile technology-based education is referred to as mobile learning and has great demand due to the prevailing contemporary socio-economic culture. Better mobile learning experiences require stakeholder satisfaction. This research aims to observe teachers’ influencing factors for an applicable and sustainable mobile learning framework. The impact model with six observed variables, namely, Usefulness, Interactivity, Motivation, Attitude, Facilitating Conditions, Ease of Use and also the latent variable Teacher Adoption on Mobile Learning were proposed. This model was implemented and tested using the Moodle mobile application while introducing new features. Pre and post-usage questionnaires were used to identify the impact of observed variables on the latent variable. The sample was comprised of 60 university lecturers in different academic disciplines. Initially, the lecturers were asked to complete the pre-usage questionnaire and then they were allowed to use the implemented Moodle mobile application and finally, they were asked to complete the post-usage questionnaire. Results revealed that the most significant influencing factor for teacher’s mobile learning adoption is “Usefulness”. It was concluded that, incorporating other factors with the most significant factor “Usefulness” into mobile learning adoption, can better explain teachers’ perspective of an applicable and sustainable mobile learning framework.

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