Determinants of Teachers’ Attitude toward Microlecture: Evidence from Elementary and Secondary Schools

Xu Fang; Rui Liu

doi:10.12973/eurasia.2017.01013a

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Xu Fang ¹ ^* , Rui Liu ²

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¹ Institute of higher education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China² Department of Economics, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 95192, USA^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

We study the factors that determine teachers’ behavioral intention to adopt microlecture. We collect 500 survey responses across elementary and secondary schools in China and propose a model based on three previous works: Technology Acceptance Model 3 (TAM 3), Innovation Diffusion Theory and Model of Personal Computer Utilization (MPCU). Our results show that perceived usefulness is a significant determinant for teachers’ attitude toward microlecture. Perceived ease of use and output quality significantly influence perceived usefulness, with the latter being more significant. Additionally, external control and computer self-efficacy are found to be factors that influence perceived usefulness. External control is a more significant contributor to perceived usefulness. Overall, our model accounts for 57.1% of variability in teachers’ intention to use microlecture. Out of 11 formulated hypotheses, 6 are supported by the data. The results provide valuable implications for ways to increase teachers’ acceptance of microlecture.

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Behavioral Intention
microlecture
Technology Acceptance Model
teachers in elementary and secondary schools

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 13, Issue 8, August 2017, 5597-5606

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Fang, X., & Liu, R. (2017). Determinants of Teachers’ Attitude toward Microlecture: Evidence from Elementary and Secondary Schools. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 13(8), 5597-5606. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.01013a

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Fang X, Liu R. Determinants of Teachers’ Attitude toward Microlecture: Evidence from Elementary and Secondary Schools. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2017;13(8):5597-606. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.01013a

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Fang X, Liu R. Determinants of Teachers’ Attitude toward Microlecture: Evidence from Elementary and Secondary Schools. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2017;13(8), 5597-5606. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.01013a

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Fang, Xu, and Rui Liu. "Determinants of Teachers’ Attitude toward Microlecture: Evidence from Elementary and Secondary Schools". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2017 13 no. 8 (2017): 5597-5606. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.01013a

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Fang, X., and Liu, R. (2017). Determinants of Teachers’ Attitude toward Microlecture: Evidence from Elementary and Secondary Schools. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 13(8), pp. 5597-5606. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.01013a

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Fang, Xu et al. "Determinants of Teachers’ Attitude toward Microlecture: Evidence from Elementary and Secondary Schools". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 13, no. 8, 2017, pp. 5597-5606. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.01013a