Technology Enabling the New Normal: How Students Respond to Classes

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Title: Technology Enabling the New Normal: How Students Respond to Classes
Language: English
Authors: Ullah, Muhammad Shariat, Khandakar, Md. Shariful Alam, Aziz, Muhammad Abdul, Kee, Daisy Mui Hung
Source: International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning. Nov 2022 23(4):35-56.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 22
Publication Date: 2022
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Undergraduate Students, Intention, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Usability, COVID-19, Pandemics
Geographic Terms: Bangladesh
ISSN: 1492-3831
Abstract: This cross-sectional study investigates the online education intention of undergraduate students in the largest and oldest public university in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under convenient sampling, 843 undergraduate students with rural and urban backgrounds participated in an online self-administered questionnaire. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was employed to examine the hypothesized relationships. We found that students' online class intention is significantly influenced by their attitude towards online classes (AOC), perceived usefulness (PU), and facilitating conditions (FC). We further identified that external antecedents have significant indirect effects on the outcome variables. Our findings provide new insights and contribute to a learners' community on online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study extends the technology acceptance model (TAM) and the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to depict the factors influencing undergraduate students' intention to attend online classes (IOC) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2023
Accession Number: EJ1373638
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This cross-sectional study investigates the online education intention of undergraduate students in the largest and oldest public university in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under convenient sampling, 843 undergraduate students with rural and urban backgrounds participated in an online self-administered questionnaire. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was employed to examine the hypothesized relationships. We found that students' online class intention is significantly influenced by their attitude towards online classes (AOC), perceived usefulness (PU), and facilitating conditions (FC). We further identified that external antecedents have significant indirect effects on the outcome variables. Our findings provide new insights and contribute to a learners' community on online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study extends the technology acceptance model (TAM) and the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to depict the factors influencing undergraduate students' intention to attend online classes (IOC) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
ISSN:1492-3831