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Dissertation
Exploring Students' Technology Acceptance in College Developmental Mathematics
University of West Florida Libraries
Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida
2012
Abstract
Technology has become a large component of teaching and learning in mathematics education. Gaining insight into students' technology acceptance factors is a crucial step in understanding instructional design and implementation of technology-based learning programs. Despite the widespread use of technology in education, few research efforts have focused on examining student attitudes toward learning mathematics within a technology environment. The purpose of this study was to explore students' technology acceptance in college mathematics classes. The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology model posited by Venkatesh, Morris, Davis, and Davis (2003) provides the theoretical framework for the study. This ex post facto study emphasized the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology constructs as predictors of actual usage of technology. The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology instrument by Venkatesh et al. (2003) was utilized to gain information about student behavior in mathematics classes to empirically discern which variables contribute to students' perceptions of the effectiveness of learning mathematics using technology. All student participants (N = 236) were from a single college. The Pearson product-moment correlation procedure and the multiple regression analysis procedure were used to examine relationships between Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology constructs and actual technology usage. The results of the study indicated that there were significant predictive relationships among the constructs of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology and the actual technology usage.
Details
- Title
- Exploring Students' Technology Acceptance in College Developmental Mathematics
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 105
- Copyright
- © 2012 Handan Williams
- Identifiers
- 99380090751706600
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Doctor of Education (EDD)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida