Measuring Students Perceptions of Blackboard Using the Technology Acceptance Model: A PLS Approach

Authors

Leila Halawi, American University in DubaiFollow
Richard McCarthy, Quinnipiac University

Submitting Campus

Worldwide

Department

Management & Technology

Document Type

Article

Publication/Presentation Date

2008

Abstract/Description

In this study, partial least square approach (PLS) is applied to investigate the determinants of students’ perceived usage results in the framework of university online or hybrid courses. A total of 134 valid responses from students who have finished or are currently enrolled in at least one online or hybrid course at two universities were employed to inspect the structural model. Using a structure that is in theory grounded in the technology acceptance model (TAM) and tested through TAM, the analysis of results suggest that separate factors guide the students’ usage choice.

Publication Title

Issues in Information Systems

Publisher

International Association for Computer Information Systems

Additional Information

Dr. Leila Halawi was not affiliated with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at the time this paper was published.

Scholarly Commons Citation

Halawi, L., & McCarthy, R. (2008). Measuring Students Perceptions of Blackboard Using the Technology Acceptance Model: A PLS Approach. Issues in Information Systems, 9(2). Retrieved from https://commons.erau.edu/publication/314