Factors Affecting the Acceptance of Blended Learning in Medical Education: Application of UTAUT2 Model
Background: Blended learning is a new approach toward improving the quality of medical education. Acceptance of blended learning plays an important role in its effective implementation. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate and determine the factors that may influence the behavioral intention to use of blended learning in medical education.
Methods: In this cross-sectional, correlational study, the sample consisted of 225 Iranian medical sciences students. The theoretical framework for designing the conceptual model was UTAUT2. Data were analyzed using SPSS-18 and AMOS-23 software. Structural equation modeling technique was used to test the hypothesis.
Results: The validity and reliability of the model constructs were acceptable. Performance expectance, effort expectance, social influence, facilitating conditions, hedonic motivation, price value and habit had a significant effect on students’ behavioral intention to use of blended learning. Additionally, Behavioral intention to use of blended learning also had a significant effect on students’ actual usage of blended learning (β=0.645, P≤0.01).
Conclusion: The study revealed that the proposed framework based on UTAUT2 has good potential to identify factors influencing students' behavioral intention to using of blended learning. Universities can use the results of this study to design and implementation successful blended learning courses in medical education.
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Factors Affecting the Acceptance of Blended Learning in Medical Education: Application of UTAUT2 Model
Posted 12 May, 2020
On 16 Oct, 2020
On 16 Oct, 2020
On 10 Jun, 2020
Received 10 Jun, 2020
Received 02 Jun, 2020
Received 01 Jun, 2020
On 25 May, 2020
On 21 May, 2020
On 20 May, 2020
Invitations sent on 19 May, 2020
On 19 May, 2020
On 07 May, 2020
On 06 May, 2020
On 06 May, 2020
On 05 May, 2020
Background: Blended learning is a new approach toward improving the quality of medical education. Acceptance of blended learning plays an important role in its effective implementation. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate and determine the factors that may influence the behavioral intention to use of blended learning in medical education.
Methods: In this cross-sectional, correlational study, the sample consisted of 225 Iranian medical sciences students. The theoretical framework for designing the conceptual model was UTAUT2. Data were analyzed using SPSS-18 and AMOS-23 software. Structural equation modeling technique was used to test the hypothesis.
Results: The validity and reliability of the model constructs were acceptable. Performance expectance, effort expectance, social influence, facilitating conditions, hedonic motivation, price value and habit had a significant effect on students’ behavioral intention to use of blended learning. Additionally, Behavioral intention to use of blended learning also had a significant effect on students’ actual usage of blended learning (β=0.645, P≤0.01).
Conclusion: The study revealed that the proposed framework based on UTAUT2 has good potential to identify factors influencing students' behavioral intention to using of blended learning. Universities can use the results of this study to design and implementation successful blended learning courses in medical education.
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