Utilitarian and experiential aspects in acceptance models for learning technology

2021
Identifying and understanding factors influencing the adoption of a specific technology in various educational settings is critical for maximizing the effectiveness of using the technology. Research based on Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) in education provides an extensive insight into constructs that influence the adoption of learning technology. Most of these constructs represent either the utilitarian or the experiential aspect, e.g., self-efficacy and system quality (utilitarian) or satisfaction and perceived enjoyment (experiential). However, no prior review tried to systematize how these aspects have been addressed in different learning contexts. This review investigates to what extent and how these aspects have been addressed in TAM-based studies in general and relative to the contextual factors: types of participants, types of technology, and learning environment factors. Therefore, 112 good-quality articles have been reviewed. 132 constructs that addressed the utilitarian aspect have been classified into categories such as user characteristics, technology characteristics, learning/teaching process characteristics, etc. 64 constructs from the pre-coded categories of 'social influence' and 'experience of use' addressed the experiential aspect. The utilitarian aspect has been largely studied in some learning contexts (e.g., adult learners and educators/teachers as participants), whereas the experiential aspect is more prominent in some other learning contexts (e.g., students in primary and secondary education as participants, hedonic technology). The review discusses and summarizes the identified research gaps, as well as some implications for future research.
ETR&D-EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
页码:627-654|卷号:69|期号:2
ISSN:1042-1629
收录类型
SSCI
发表日期
2021
学科领域
循证教育学
国家
塞尔维亚
语种
英语
DOI
10.1007/s11423-021-09970-x
EISSN
1556-6501
资助机构
Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia
资助信息
The research described in this paper was funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia.
被引频次(WOS)
1
被引更新日期
2022-01
来源机构
University of Belgrade University of Belgrade
关键词
Utilitarian Experiential Experience of use Social influence TAM Systematic literature review