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Empirical Testing of a Theoretical Extension of the Technology Acceptance Model: An Exploratory Study of Educational Wikis
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Liu, Xun – Communication Education, 2010
This study extended the technology acceptance model and empirically tested the new model with wikis, a new type of educational technology. Based on social cognitive theory and the theory of planned behavior, three new variables, wiki self-efficacy, online posting anxiety, and perceived behavioral control, were added to the original technology…
Descriptors: Research, Experiments, Data Collection, Observation
Learner Empowerment and Teacher Evaluations as Functions of Teacher Power Use in the College Classroom
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Schrodt, Paul; Witt, Paul L.; Myers, Scott A.; Turman, Paul D.; Barton, Matthew H.; Jernberg, Kodiane A. – Communication Education, 2008
This study tested two theoretical models of learner empowerment as a potential mediator of teacher power use and students' ratings of instruction. Participants included 1,416 undergraduate students from four different institutions in the United States. Results of structural equation modeling provided more support for the partial mediation model…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Structural Equation Models, Models, Student Empowerment
Perceived Understanding as a Mediator of Perceived Teacher Confirmation and Students' Ratings of Instruction
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Schrodt, Paul; Turman, Paul D.; Soliz, Jordan – Communication Education, 2006
This study tested two theoretical models of perceived understanding as a potential mediator of perceived teacher confirmation and students' ratings of instruction. Participants included 651 undergraduate students who completed survey measures. Results of structural equation modeling provided greater support for the confirmation process model,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Models, Structural Equation Models, Credibility