Journals / Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi / 2022 / Cilt: 18 - Sayı: 2

Investigation of University Students' Intention to Use Distance Education From the Perspectives of UTAUT

Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Uzaktan Eğitimi Kullanım Niyetlerinin UTAUT Bağlamında İncelenmesi

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132–153
Publication Date
2022-10-18
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In addition, it was observed that there was a significant difference between social influence and behavioral intention between gender groups, and women attach more importance to social impact than men.

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Objective & Hypothesis:One of the main factors in the acceptance of distance education systems is that users accept and use this technology.
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Key Findings & Data:Upon literature review, a scale was prepared in order to determine the intentions of students to use distance education and the data were collected from a total of 649 associate and undergraduate students through the scale.
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Conclusion & Impact:In addition, it was observed that there was a significant difference between social influence and behavioral intention between gender groups, and women attach more importance to social impact than men.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
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⚙️Variables:Uzaktan eğitim · Teknoloji kabulü ve kullanımı birleştirilmiş kuramı · Davranışsal Niyet

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One of the main factors in the acceptance of distance education systems is that users accept and use this technology. In this study, we investigate the factors affecting the intention of university students enrolled in formal education to use the the distance education system in the future and the effect of gender on behavioral intention, by using the research model developed within the scope of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). In this study, a correlational survey model was used. Upon literature review, a scale was prepared in order to determine the intentions of students to use distance education and the data were collected from a total of 649 associate and undergraduate students through the scale. The correlation between the structures in the research model was tested with the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) approach. The results of the study showed that performance expectation and social impact had a positive effect on students' behavioral intention to use distance education in the future. In addition, it was observed that there was a significant difference between social influence and behavioral intention between gender groups, and women attach more importance to social impact than men.

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Uzaktan eğitim sistemlerinin uygulama aşamasında kabul görmesindeki etkenlerin başında kullanıcıların bu teknolojiyi kabul edip kullanması gelmektedir. Bu çalışmada, birleştirilmiş teknoloji kabul ve kullanımı kuramı (UTAUT) kapsamında geliştirilen araştırma modeli doğrultusunda örgün öğretimde kayıtlı üniversite öğrencilerinin uzaktan eğitim sistemini gelecekte kullanma niyetlerine etki eden faktörler ve bu faktörlerin davranışsal niyet üzerinde cinsiyetin etkisi araştırılmış ve çalışmada ilişkisel tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Öğrencilerin uzaktan eğitimi kullanmalarına yönelik niyetlerini belirlemek amacıyla alan yazın taraması sonucunda bir ölçek hazırlanmış ve veriler 649 önlisans ve lisans öğrencisinden toplanmıştır. Bu veriler doğrultusunda araştırma modelindeki yapılar arasındaki ilişkiler Kısmi En Küçük Kareler Yapısal Eşitlik Modeli (KEKK-YEM) yaklaşımı ile test edilmiştir. Çalışma bulguları, performans beklentisinin ve sosyal etkinin öğrencilerin uzaktan eğitimi gelecekte kullanımına yönelik davranışsal niyeti üzerinde pozitif bir etkisi olduğunu göstermektedir. Ayrıca sosyal etki ile davranışsal niyet arasında cinsiyet grupları açısından anlamlı bir farklılık olduğu, kadınların erkeklere oranla sosyal etkiye daha fazla önem verdikleri görülmüştür.

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ÖZKARA, B. Ö., ÇİVRİL, H., ARUĞASLAN, E. (2022). Investigation of University Students' Intention to Use Distance Education From the Perspectives of UTAUT. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 18 - Sayı: 2, 132–153. https://ajindex.com/articles/580273

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