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E-Learning Acceptance: The Mediating Role of Student Computer Competency in the Relationship Between the Instructor and the Educational Content Publisher



Sharifnia H1, 2 ; Allen KA3, 4 ; Arslan G4, 5 ; Reardon J6 ; She L7 ; Ghahrani N1 ; Rahmatpour P8 ; Fomani FK9
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  1. 1. Education Development Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
  2. 2. Amol Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
  3. 3. School of Educational and Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
  4. 4. Centre for Wellbeing Science, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  5. 5. Department of Psychological Counseling, Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Burdur, Turkey
  6. 6. Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom
  7. 7. Sunway Business School, Sunway University, Sunway City, Malaysia
  8. 8. School of Nursing, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
  9. 9. School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing Published:2024


Abstract

Drawing on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), this online cross-sectional study explored the mediating role of computer competencies in the relationship between the instructors’ role and the course's educational content with e-learning acceptance among 403 nursing students in Iran. Based on the results, e-learning acceptance was predicted by students’ computer competency (β=.18, p<.001). Computer competency mediated the association between the instructor's role and course content with e-learning acceptance. © 2023 Organization for Associate Degree Nursing