UTAUT framework for technology acceptance¶

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Description¶

The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) explains individuals' acceptance of a technology through four determinants of an individual's aim of use. The article states that "UTAUT includes four basic elements that determine an individual's aim of use: performance expectancy, effort expectancy, facilitating conditions and social influence". It was developed by Venkatesh et al. (2003) by incorporating components from eight different models, and the present study applies it, via the Sezer and Yilmaz (2019) framework, to predict students' LMS acceptance with an ANN model.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Measurement of the four constructs, here via the four LMSAS dimensions, plus the outcome variable of behavioral intention/acceptance

Constraints¶

• The article notes its results are not in concordance with the original UTAUT model, owing majorly to differences of context such as developing-country settings

Target Learners¶

• postsecondary vocational school students

Target Learning Objectives¶

• understanding and predicting students' acceptance and behavioral intention to use learning management systems

Claims¶

Related Theories¶

• Mobile user typology as a candidate predictor in mobile learning adoption models, substituting for effort expectancy
• Extended TAM with perceived contextual value (PCV) for mobile learning acceptance
• Meta-UTAUT model of technology acceptance applied to MALL in EFL learning
• Technology Acceptance Model (revised by Venkatesh and Davis) as a framework for evaluating L2 learners' acceptance of writing technologies

Examples¶

• Furnish LMSs with rich content and provide facilitating conditions to raise student acceptance
• TAM-grounded post-session survey instrument with five domains and 15 open-ended questions

Key Sources¶

• Ozkan, U. B., Cigdem, H., & Erdogan, T. (2020). Artificial neural network approach to predict LMS acceptance of vocational school students. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education-TOJDE, 21(3), Article 11. https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/tojde