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Research paper thumbnail of Factors Affecting Pre-service Teachers’ Acceptance of Online Learning to Promote Social Distancing

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The outbreak of the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which was declared a global pandemic on... more The outbreak of the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which was declared a global pandemic on 11 March 2020, has upended the world. To combat its spread, social distancing was adopted as recommended by health professionals and the higher education institutions (HEIs) were not spared. Despite the continuation of the academic agenda, social distancing forced lecturers and their students apart. As a result, the goal of this study was to examine factors that influence pre-service teachers’ acceptance of online learning to promote social distancing. The study used a quantitative design, with data gathered from 163 pre-service teachers. It was underpinned by the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). Partial Least Squares–Structural Equation Modelling (PLS–SEM) was used to test the hypothesised model using SmartPLS version 3.2.8 in the analysis. The model identified six factors that predict pre-service teachers’ acceptance of online learning, with a variance of 66.8% in behavioural intent...

Research paper thumbnail of Acceptance of the GeoGebra Application in Learning Circle Theorems

International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research

The learning area of circle theorems is one of the most difficult topics in geometry, resulting i... more The learning area of circle theorems is one of the most difficult topics in geometry, resulting in low student performance. GeoGebra has been shown in studies to enhance learners' proficiency in circle theorems. However, pre-service teachers' use of GeoGebra is not at the expected level in Eswathini. The adoption of an information system is reliant on its acceptance by individuals. However, little is known regarding pre-service teachers' use of GeoGebra to understand circle theorems. The goal of this study was to investigate pre-service teachers' perceptions of GeoGebra's suitability for learning circle theorems. A cross-sectional survey design was used in this investigation, with a total of 187 pre-service instructors as participants. The model explained 74.9% of the variance in the acceptability of GeoGebra for learning circle theorems by Eswatini pre-service teachers. According to the findings, task-technology fit, system quality, system compatibility, perceiv...

Research paper thumbnail of The Extent to which Pre-Service Teachers Use Moodle to Enhance Learning

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The increase in student populations in higher education institutions means face-to-face service d... more The increase in student populations in higher education institutions means face-to-face service delivery is now very expensive. Most institutions are therefore exploring the possibility of online learning on a massive scale, which the restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic have now expedited. This study aims to investigate the extent to which pre-service teachers use Moodle to enhance learning. The study used a quantitative approach in which quantitative data were gathered using a five-point Likert-scale questionnaire developed by the researchers, using previous studies. A stratified sample of 400 pre-service teachers selected from a population of 4 000 participated in the study. A total of 332 participants successfully completed and returned the questionnaires, giving a return rate of 83 per cent. The study used the Technology Acceptance Model as its theoretical framework. The results indicated that seven of the 13 hypotheses were statistically significant, leading to the adoption o...

Research paper thumbnail of Determinants of High School Learners' Continuous Use of Mobile Learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic

International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 2022

Every child has a right to education and attending school is a must in South Africa. However, sch... more Every child has a right to education and attending school is a must in South Africa. However, school attendance was severely disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak. Regardless, the academic process has to continue, hence the use of mobile devices as pedagogical tools for learning. The aim of this study therefore is to explore the determinants of high school learners' continuous use of mobile learning in order that the academic project may continue. The study employed a survey design in which quantitative data were collected using a seven-point Likert-type scale questionnaire developed by the researchers. A stratified sample of 500 high school learners participated in the survey of which 419 of them successfully completed the survey, giving a success rate of 83.8%. The remaining 16.2% submissions were spoilt and hence discarded. The study combined three models, namely the technology acceptance model (TAM), self-determination theory (SDT), and the expectation-confirmation mod...

Research paper thumbnail of Rural STEM Preservice Teachers’ Acceptance of Virtual Learning

International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 2022

Teaching and learning of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to preservice te... more Teaching and learning of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to preservice teachers in rural universities has always been a challenge, resulting in poor student performance. The outbreak of COVID-19 has made it exacerbated this owing to lockdown restrictions in most institutions including universities. Consequently, universities switched to virtual learning (VL), even though most of them (especially rural universities) were not ready for it. This worsened the plight of struggling rural STEM students who had to make do with this new VL. Hence, this study focussed on rural STEM preservice teachers’ acceptance of virtual learning. Prior studies have shown that adoption of a new information system depends on its acceptance by users; however, very little is known about the acceptance of VL by rural STEM preservice teachers. Based on the technology acceptance model, the study proposed and used the STEM preservice teacher acceptance virtual learning model to investigate...

Research paper thumbnail of Pre-Service Teachers’ Computer Self-Efficacy and the Use of Computers

International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of pre-service teachers’ computer self-effic... more The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of pre-service teachers’ computer self-efficacy on their use of computers. The research used a quantitative design whose data were collected by using a structured five-point Likert scale questionnaire with responses ranging from 1(strongly agree) to 5(strongly disagree). Simple random sampling was used to select a representative sample of 400 participants from a population of 4000 pre-service teachers, of which 332 of them were successfully returned, yielding a response rate of 83%. The study employed the Technology-Acceptance Model with eight constructs, namely; demographic influence (DI), social influence (SI), basic computer skills (CS), access to computers (AC), perceived ease of use (PEOU), perceived usefulness (PU), computer self-efficacy (CSE), and actual computer use (AU). Factor analysis was used to analyse the data generated from the survey, with the help of PLS-SEM, using the SmartPLS software version 3.0. The findings ...

Research paper thumbnail of Factors Affecting Pre-service Teachers’ Acceptance of Online Learning to Promote Social Distancing

Progressio

The outbreak of the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which was declared a global pandemic on... more The outbreak of the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which was declared a global pandemic on 11 March 2020, has upended the world. To combat its spread, social distancing was adopted as recommended by health professionals and the higher education institutions (HEIs) were not spared. Despite the continuation of the academic agenda, social distancing forced lecturers and their students apart. As a result, the goal of this study was to examine factors that influence pre-service teachers’ acceptance of online learning to promote social distancing. The study used a quantitative design, with data gathered from 163 pre-service teachers. It was underpinned by the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). Partial Least Squares–Structural Equation Modelling (PLS–SEM) was used to test the hypothesised model using SmartPLS version 3.2.8 in the analysis. The model identified six factors that predict pre-service teachers’ acceptance of online learning, with a variance of 66.8% in behavioural intent...

Research paper thumbnail of Acceptance of the GeoGebra Application in Learning Circle Theorems

International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research

The learning area of circle theorems is one of the most difficult topics in geometry, resulting i... more The learning area of circle theorems is one of the most difficult topics in geometry, resulting in low student performance. GeoGebra has been shown in studies to enhance learners' proficiency in circle theorems. However, pre-service teachers' use of GeoGebra is not at the expected level in Eswathini. The adoption of an information system is reliant on its acceptance by individuals. However, little is known regarding pre-service teachers' use of GeoGebra to understand circle theorems. The goal of this study was to investigate pre-service teachers' perceptions of GeoGebra's suitability for learning circle theorems. A cross-sectional survey design was used in this investigation, with a total of 187 pre-service instructors as participants. The model explained 74.9% of the variance in the acceptability of GeoGebra for learning circle theorems by Eswatini pre-service teachers. According to the findings, task-technology fit, system quality, system compatibility, perceiv...

Research paper thumbnail of The Extent to which Pre-Service Teachers Use Moodle to Enhance Learning

Progressio

The increase in student populations in higher education institutions means face-to-face service d... more The increase in student populations in higher education institutions means face-to-face service delivery is now very expensive. Most institutions are therefore exploring the possibility of online learning on a massive scale, which the restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic have now expedited. This study aims to investigate the extent to which pre-service teachers use Moodle to enhance learning. The study used a quantitative approach in which quantitative data were gathered using a five-point Likert-scale questionnaire developed by the researchers, using previous studies. A stratified sample of 400 pre-service teachers selected from a population of 4 000 participated in the study. A total of 332 participants successfully completed and returned the questionnaires, giving a return rate of 83 per cent. The study used the Technology Acceptance Model as its theoretical framework. The results indicated that seven of the 13 hypotheses were statistically significant, leading to the adoption o...

Research paper thumbnail of Determinants of High School Learners' Continuous Use of Mobile Learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic

International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 2022

Every child has a right to education and attending school is a must in South Africa. However, sch... more Every child has a right to education and attending school is a must in South Africa. However, school attendance was severely disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak. Regardless, the academic process has to continue, hence the use of mobile devices as pedagogical tools for learning. The aim of this study therefore is to explore the determinants of high school learners' continuous use of mobile learning in order that the academic project may continue. The study employed a survey design in which quantitative data were collected using a seven-point Likert-type scale questionnaire developed by the researchers. A stratified sample of 500 high school learners participated in the survey of which 419 of them successfully completed the survey, giving a success rate of 83.8%. The remaining 16.2% submissions were spoilt and hence discarded. The study combined three models, namely the technology acceptance model (TAM), self-determination theory (SDT), and the expectation-confirmation mod...

Research paper thumbnail of Rural STEM Preservice Teachers’ Acceptance of Virtual Learning

International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 2022

Teaching and learning of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to preservice te... more Teaching and learning of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to preservice teachers in rural universities has always been a challenge, resulting in poor student performance. The outbreak of COVID-19 has made it exacerbated this owing to lockdown restrictions in most institutions including universities. Consequently, universities switched to virtual learning (VL), even though most of them (especially rural universities) were not ready for it. This worsened the plight of struggling rural STEM students who had to make do with this new VL. Hence, this study focussed on rural STEM preservice teachers’ acceptance of virtual learning. Prior studies have shown that adoption of a new information system depends on its acceptance by users; however, very little is known about the acceptance of VL by rural STEM preservice teachers. Based on the technology acceptance model, the study proposed and used the STEM preservice teacher acceptance virtual learning model to investigate...

Research paper thumbnail of Pre-Service Teachers’ Computer Self-Efficacy and the Use of Computers

International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of pre-service teachers’ computer self-effic... more The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of pre-service teachers’ computer self-efficacy on their use of computers. The research used a quantitative design whose data were collected by using a structured five-point Likert scale questionnaire with responses ranging from 1(strongly agree) to 5(strongly disagree). Simple random sampling was used to select a representative sample of 400 participants from a population of 4000 pre-service teachers, of which 332 of them were successfully returned, yielding a response rate of 83%. The study employed the Technology-Acceptance Model with eight constructs, namely; demographic influence (DI), social influence (SI), basic computer skills (CS), access to computers (AC), perceived ease of use (PEOU), perceived usefulness (PU), computer self-efficacy (CSE), and actual computer use (AU). Factor analysis was used to analyse the data generated from the survey, with the help of PLS-SEM, using the SmartPLS software version 3.0. The findings ...