Investigate the Impact of Inertia on Social Presence, Task-Technology Fit and Students'' Intentions to Continue Using Distance Education

• Main Authors: Jui-Fen Chang, 張瑞芬
• Other Authors: Chao-Min Chiu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/yz4zj7

碩士 === 國立中山大學 === 資訊管理學系研究所 === 102 === According to advancement of information technology, it is now possible to create flexible learning environment without time and distance barriers on the internet. In recent years, the distance education is also be promoted in Taiwan. Thus, this research wants to investigate the factors which influence students'' intentions to continue using distance education. "Inertia" refers to a phenomenon by which a user consciously chooses to use the same system without coercion, even when there are better alternatives. In Taiwan, almost students are used to learning in the traditional classroom. In this study, we consider the "inertia" is the obstacle of the continuance intention in distance education. Moreover, research has shown that learners typically experience isolation and alienation in distance education. This negative experiences can be reduced by social presence. Furthermore, the task-technology fit plays an important role in IS area. Therefore, this study will integrate inertia, social presence and task-technology fit perspectives in order to investigate the continuance intention in distance education. Finally, we collected 134 effective questionnaires to do inspection for research model and hypothesis. The result shows habit and switching costs have positive impact on inertia. And task-technology has positive and significant impact on perceived usefulness and social presence. Additionally, social presence and perceived usefulness have positive and significant impact on continuance intention in distance education. However, although the inertia doesn''t have negative impact on perceived usefulness and social presence, it still has negative and significant impact on continuance intention in distance education.