Intention of Teachers to Use Mobile Device in Teaching

• Main Authors: TAI,CHIN-YUN, 戴錦雲
• Other Authors: TIEN,SHIAW-WEN
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/19148558411322947878

碩士 === 中華大學 === 科技管理學系 === 104 === The prevalence of internet technologies and development of various mobile devices have created a diversity of learning models and innovative teaching methods for the education domain. Thus, applying mobile devices in teaching is an inevitable learning trend in the future. This study primarily investigated the factors influencing teachers’ intention to use mobile devices in their teaching approach. Unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) was adopted as the basic theoretical framework. Through a literature review and expert questionnaire survey, four major dimensions and 15 criteria that influence teachers’ intention to use mobile device in their teaching process were identified. Subsequently, this study employed the decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) method to analyze the degree of influence and association among the dimensions and criteria. The research findings revealed that the dimensions and criteria influencing teachers’ intention to use mobile devices exhibited a complex, mutually influencing relationship. Regarding the dimensions, “facilitating conditions” exerted the highest degree of influence, and “performance expectancy” was most prone to influence by other dimensions. Regarding criteria, “mobile device characteristics,” “system characteristics,” “administration support,” and “wireless network” exerted the highest degree of influence among the dimensions. Based on the findings, this study concluded that (a) facilitating conditions positively influence teachers' performance expectancy; (b) teaching effectiveness is the key factor for digital education; (c) ease of use of system characteristics can increase degree of acceptance; (d) administration support promotes the prevalence of teaching; (e) wireless network creates an environment for unlimited learning; and (f) improving the core influential factors is the key to the comprehensive promotion of mobile teaching devices.