E-learning Acceptance: The Mediating Role of Student Computer Competency in the Relationship Between the Instructor and the Educational Content

Sharif-Nia, Hamid; Allen, Kelly-Ann; Arslan, Gökmen; Reardon, Jonathan; She, Long; Ghahrani, Nassim; Rahmatpour, Pardis; Fomani, Fatemeh Khoshnavay

Abstract

Drawing on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), this online cross-sectional study explored the mediating role of computer competencies in the relationship between the instructors’ role and the course's educational content with e-learning acceptance among 403 nursing students in Iran. Based on the results, e-learning acceptance was predicted by students’ computer competency (β=.18, p<.001). Computer competency mediated the association between the instructor's role and course content with e-learning acceptance.

Citation

Sharif-Nia, H., Allen, K., Arslan, G., Reardon, J., She, L., Ghahrani, N., …Fomani, F. K. (2024). E-learning Acceptance: The Mediating Role of Student Computer Competency in the Relationship Between the Instructor and the Educational Content. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 19(1), e5-e10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2023.08.001

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 7, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Aug 31, 2023
• Publication Date: 2024-01
• Deposit Date: Mar 26, 2024
• Journal: Teaching and Learning in Nursing
• Print ISSN: 1557-3087
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 1
• Pages: e5-e10
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2023.08.001
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2151624