E- Learning: Investigating College Students Acceptance of Technology

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In todays information society, knowledge and know how are some of our most valuable assets, setting the education sector under pressure to deliver according to demand. Many believe that the application of advancing ICT to education might help overcoming those challenges( Daniel 1997, Shirley 2001).
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Aim of Study

This study aims at investigating the issue of technology acceptance of an e-learning system among the Matriculation students using Web Portal

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Advantages of Web Based Learning

Portals are characterized by distinctive use of a number of technologies, the most common ones being the use of pull and push technologies which allow users to customize their access to information resources (pull) and ensure that only relevant information is sent to them. (push).
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The general benefits of Web based learning when compared to all those shared by other types of technology based training stem from the fact that access to the content is easy and requires no distribution of physical materials. This means that web-based learning yields additional benefits , among them:
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Access is available anytime ,around the globe Per-student equipment cost are affordable Student tracking is made easy Possible learning object architecture supports on demand ,personalized learning.
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Content is easily updated.

Learning design elements Artifacts Learning task Public bulletin board, private forums , whiteboard, requirements for reflective journals, team project, assignments,hot potatoes Quizzes. Learning resources

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There is considerable evidence that todays students are not particularly strong in the area of thinking and reasoning. Bransford et. al states that the basic problem is that traditional instruction often fails to produce the kinds of transfer to new problem-solving situations that most educators would like to see. Conventional instruction often utilizes simplified, decontextualized 7/17/12 examples and problems, leading to

In any learning and teaching process , the success of imparting knowledge not only depends on the teacher but also with the students themselves. (Jaya 2001). Among the weakness in the present teaching mode is lack of interaction during lectures, tutorial and lab work. Portal learning can be used as a supported tool in teaching 7/17/12

Objective of the Study

Technology Acceptance Model (Davis 1989) has been identified as one of the most established models on technology acceptance, but has not been very widely applied to elearning. the aim of this paper is to investigate college students acceptance of a particular e-learning system, which is done by using the three variable proposed by Davis (1989) in TAM that 7/17/12

The Web Portal in Penang Matriculation College has been operating since the year 2006. This Web program is based on three learning theories-the Behaviourism, the Cognitivism and the Constructivism are of importance as shown in ( Cooper 1993, Dietinger 2003). Implementing e-learning courses using portal can be seen as a complex process going beyond 7/17/12

Learning Theories in eLearning

Behaviourism Cognitivism Constructivism

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Theoretical Framework
In TAM, perceived usefulness refers to the degree to which the user believes the technology will improve his or her work performance, while perceived ease of use refers to how effortless he or she perceives using the technology will be. Both are considered distinct factors influencing the users attitude towards using the technology, though perceived ease of use is also 7/17/12

Both are considered distinct factors influencing the users attitude towards using the technology, though perceived ease of use is also hypothesized to influence perceived usefulness and attitude towards using the technology

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Finally such attitude towards using the technology determines the behavioral intention to use that technology

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Therefore, the research hypotheses based on the diagram of the TAM model in the context of the elearning system are: H1 : Perceived ease of use has a significant effect on the perceived usefulness of the technology H2: Perceived ease of use has a significant effect on attitude towards using the technology H3 ; Perceived usefulness has a significant effect on attitude towards 7/17/12

H3 ; Perceived usefulness has a significant effect on attitude towards using the technology H4 : Perceived usefulness has a significant effect on intention to use the technology

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H5: Attitude towards using has a significant effect on intention to use the technology

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Matriculation students at the Penang Matriculation College have access to a customized version of the open source platform called Moodle. It can be served by intranet and can be assess from outside vicinity of the matriculation college.

Methodology

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The Portal has 12 subjects that has been taught in the college and each topics are divided into subtopic according to each semester. In each portal the students have access to lecture notes, interactive quizzes, forum, chatting, e-mail, e-book ,link resource and etc.
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The design of this research is quantitative research survey method. This study included samples from the same practicum group consists of physical students taking the same course (SK017) delivered by the same lecturer with the same characteristics and delivery design. Sample of students from 2010/2011 intake, 30 respondents were chosen 7/17/12 based on the likelihood of their

Sample of students from 2010/2011 intake, 30 respondents were chosen based on the likelihood of their current or potential involvement with e-learning

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As most of the items were obtained directly from the literature, the validity of the instrument was reevaluated to ensure applicability. Experts from Information technology department as well as three students evaluated the questionnaire to ensure face and content validity of the instrument.
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Research Instrument and Data Collections

The questionnaires was designed based on the theory and existing literature on Technology Acceptance Model. Research instrument used in this survey is a on-line questionnaire consist of 18 questions using a fivepoint Likert scale with anchors ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree and were e-mail to 7/17/12

The survey divided to two parts and the first part inquired about the demographic variables of the participants such as sex, faculty, availability of laptops, origin, and familys income.

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Intention to Use the e-learning using portal.

The likelihood of students using the computer in the future (i.e the intention of the students to use the computer) was captured using four, five point Likert type questions ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree.
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Attitude towards the Using of elearning using portal

Three five-point Likert-type questions ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree were used to collect data on students attitudes towards using the computer. The questions examined the students feeling towards the computer.
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Perceived Ease of Use of the elearning using portal

Students perception about the ease of the computer (i.e the extent to which they believe that learning to use the computer will require little effort) were captured with six, fivepoint likert-type questions ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree 7/17/12

Perceives Usefulness of the elearning using portal

Studentss perception about how the computer was useful (this is the degree to which the students believed that the use of the computer would improve their performance) were captured using six, five point Likert-type questions ranging from strongly disagree to 7/17/12

Data Analysis

T-test ANOVA

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Laman web portal untuk e-learning :

http://portal.kmpp.matrik.edu.my

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