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Gómez-Ramirez, Isabel; Valencia-Arias, Alejandro; Duque, Laura – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2019
A growing number of higher education institutions have adopted tools to promote mobile learning. However, studies into the driving factors of its adoption are insufficient. This article identifies the aspects that have an effect on the adoption of mobile learning (m-learning) among university students. The theory of planned behavior (TPB) and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Computer Attitudes
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Brubacher, Michael R.; Silinda, Fortunate T. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2019
Dropout rates of distance education students is a serious problem for many distance education institutions as well as their students. A psychological factor that is related to dropout is the academic persistence of students, or their intent to finish their degrees. One factor that could predict academic persistence, which is often used to identify…
Descriptors: Positive Attitudes, Predictor Variables, Academic Persistence, Distance Education
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Zhu, Sha; Yang, Harrison Hao; MacLeod, Jason; Shi, Yinghui; Wu, Di – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
This study explored parents' and students' attitudes toward tablet usage in a formal educational setting. A total of 212 students from four 7 th-grade classes, along with 145 of their parents, responded to the Tablet Acceptance Questionnaire. Quantitative methods including a t-test and partial least square (PLS) analyses were employed to examine…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Handheld Devices, Technology Integration