Determinants of the intention to use technology: Comparison between Malaysian and Singaporean female student teachers

Wong, S.L. and Teo, T.ORCID: 0000-0002-7552-8497 (2009) Determinants of the intention to use technology: Comparison between Malaysian and Singaporean female student teachers. In: 17th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE) 2009, 30 November - 4 December 2009, Hong Kong

Abstract

As we progress into a technology-based society, it is imperative that teaching experiences with computers as effective pedagogical tools are made available to teachers [3]. Given the rapid development of computer technology in Malaysia and Singapore, cross-cultural comparisons are indeed needed to understand the determinants of technology acceptance by female student teachers from two diverse cultures. Based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), a sample of 183 Malaysian students was compared with a similar sample of 175 Singaporean students. The variables that were tested included perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEU), computer attitudes (CA), and behavioural intentions to use the computer (BI). This study provides evidence that PEU and PU are two important predictors of BI. It also reveals the cultural differences in the application of TAM where CA is not significant towards BI for the Singaporean female student teachers but is significant for the Malaysian counterparts.

Item Type:	Conference Paper
URI:	http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/48598

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