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Adoption of mobile technology for mobile learning by university students during COVID-19

Syed Faizan Hussain Zaidi (Department of Management Information Systems, American University of the Middle East, Egaila, Kuwait)
Valmira Osmanaj (Department of Management Information Systems, American University of the Middle East, Egaila, Kuwait)
Omar Ali (Department of Management Information Systems, American University of the Middle East, Egaila, Kuwait)
S.A.H. Zaidi (Department of Applied Science, Kruti Institute of Technology and Engineering, Chattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University, Raipur, India)

International Journal of Information and Learning Technology

ISSN: 2056-4880

Article publication date: 15 July 2021

Issue publication date: 12 August 2021

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Abstract

Purpose

Due to the eruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, many universities were forced to shift from the traditional learning practices to digital learning. Hence, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the factors that affect the university student's adoption of mobile technologies for mobile learning (m-learning) in their learning process.

Design/methodology/approach

Technology acceptance model (TAM) is incorporated to study the adoption of mobile learning by university students. Quantitative research technique is used as core research approach in this study. Structural equation modelling (SEM), which is a part of quantitative research method, was employed on the congregated data via a set of questionnaire from 268 University students. SEM is used to explore the relationships among the hypothesized constructs. SPSS and AMOS software were used for the analysis of data.

Findings

This study validated the updated TAM model and assessed the students' adoption of mobile technologies for m-learning during COVID-19. All the constructs of proposed model were found to be significant with more than 50% average variance extracted. It was found that two external constructs mobile system efficacy and mobile service efficacy appended in technology acceptance model show the direct positive effect on perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use constructs. However, hypothesized relationships were found to be unsupported among perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use. Furthermore, perceived usefulness and ease of use during m-learning impact the students' usage attitude which consequently impact the students' adoption behaviour towards adoption of mobile technology.

Research limitations/implications

Six constructs were considered for this study; however, mobile information quality for mobile learning was not included which could affect students' adoption criteria. Additionally, this study is limited to a country where future study needs validation of propose constructs in different demographic settings.

Originality/value

No study allied to the students' adoption of mobile technology for m-learning has accomplished in the context of India during COVID-19. Furthermore, TAM model has been updated with regard to the students' adoption of mobile learning during COVID-19 in Indian higher education setting.

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Citation

Zaidi, S.F.H., Osmanaj, V., Ali, O. and Zaidi, S.A.H. (2021), "Adoption of mobile technology for mobile learning by university students during COVID-19", International Journal of Information and Learning Technology, Vol. 38 No. 4, pp. 329-343. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJILT-02-2021-0033

Publisher

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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