Differences in Intention to Use Educational RSS FeedsBetween Lebanese and British Students: A Multi-Group Analysis Based on the Technology Acceptance Model
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) offers a means for university students to receive timely updates from
virtual learning environments. However, despite its utility, only 21\% of home students surveyed at a university
in Lebanon claim to have ever used the technology. To investigate whether national culture could be an
influence on intention to use RSS, the survey was extended to British students in the UK. Using the Technology
Adoption Model (TAM) as a research framework, 437 students responded to a questionnaire containing four
constructs: behavioural intention to use; attitude towards benefit; perceived usefulness; and perceived ease of
use. Principle components analysis and structural equation modelling were used to explore the psychometric
qualities and utility of TAM in both contexts. The results show that adoption was significantly higher, but also
modest, in the British context at 36\%. Configural and metric invariance were fully supported, while scalar and
factorial invariance were partially supported. Further analysis shows significant differences between perceived
usefulness and perceived ease of use across the two contexts studied. Therefore, it is recommended that
faculty demonstrate to students how educational RSS feeds can be used effectively to increase awareness and
emphasise usefulness in both contexts.
%0 Journal Article
%1 TarhiniScottSharmaAbbasi15
%A Tarhini, A.
%A Scott, M.
%A Sharma, S.
%A Abbasi, M.
%D 2015
%J The Electronic Journal of e-Learning
%K citas, citeulike referencias, rss
%N 1
%P 14--29
%T Differences in Intention to Use Educational RSS FeedsBetween Lebanese and British Students: A Multi-Group Analysis Based on the Technology Acceptance Model
%V 13
%X Really Simple Syndication (RSS) offers a means for university students to receive timely updates from
virtual learning environments. However, despite its utility, only 21\% of home students surveyed at a university
in Lebanon claim to have ever used the technology. To investigate whether national culture could be an
influence on intention to use RSS, the survey was extended to British students in the UK. Using the Technology
Adoption Model (TAM) as a research framework, 437 students responded to a questionnaire containing four
constructs: behavioural intention to use; attitude towards benefit; perceived usefulness; and perceived ease of
use. Principle components analysis and structural equation modelling were used to explore the psychometric
qualities and utility of TAM in both contexts. The results show that adoption was significantly higher, but also
modest, in the British context at 36\%. Configural and metric invariance were fully supported, while scalar and
factorial invariance were partially supported. Further analysis shows significant differences between perceived
usefulness and perceived ease of use across the two contexts studied. Therefore, it is recommended that
faculty demonstrate to students how educational RSS feeds can be used effectively to increase awareness and
emphasise usefulness in both contexts.
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abstract = {{Really Simple Syndication (RSS) offers a means for university students to receive timely updates from
virtual learning environments. However, despite its utility, only 21\% of home students surveyed at a university
in Lebanon claim to have ever used the technology. To investigate whether national culture could be an
influence on intention to use RSS, the survey was extended to British students in the UK. Using the Technology
Adoption Model (TAM) as a research framework, 437 students responded to a questionnaire containing four
constructs: behavioural intention to use; attitude towards benefit; perceived usefulness; and perceived ease of
use. Principle components analysis and structural equation modelling were used to explore the psychometric
qualities and utility of TAM in both contexts. The results show that adoption was significantly higher, but also
modest, in the British context at 36\%. Configural and metric invariance were fully supported, while scalar and
factorial invariance were partially supported. Further analysis shows significant differences between perceived
usefulness and perceived ease of use across the two contexts studied. Therefore, it is recommended that
faculty demonstrate to students how educational RSS feeds can be used effectively to increase awareness and
emphasise usefulness in both contexts.}},
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timestamp = {2017-09-08T10:53:23.000+0200},
title = {{Differences in Intention to Use Educational RSS FeedsBetween Lebanese and British Students: A Multi-Group Analysis Based on the Technology Acceptance Model}},
volume = 13,
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