Learning on the move: The behavioural intentions of Nigerian students with disabilities
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Date
2018-01
Authors
Oladejo, M.A.
Adetoro, J.A.
Oyebade, S.A.
Fagunwa, A.O.
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Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Abstract
There has been an increased global attention on the need to make education more
flexible and accessible due to the advent of modern mobile technologies. These
modern mobile technologies enable people including those with disabilities to
receive education anywhere and anytime. This study therefore investigated the
behavioural intentions of Nigerian Students With Disabilities (SWDs) to adopt
Mobile Learning (ML). The descriptive survey design was used. Data were collected
through a self-structured, validated and reliable (r=.78) questionnaire from a total
of 104 purposively selected SWDs. Two research questions and one null hypothesis
guided the study. Multiple Regression (MR) and Independent t-test were used for
data analysis. Findings revealed that the selected five factors namely computer
self-efficacy, perceived usefulness, computing skills, ease of use, and enabling
environment jointly contributed 5.3% to the variance in behavioural intentions of
SWDs to adopt mobile learning. Also, the relative contributions of each of the
explanatory variables in order of importance were computer self-efficacy (β=.331),
perceived usefulness (β=.201), computing skills (β=.111), perceived ease of use
(β=.086), and enabling environment (β=.012). Significant difference in behavioural
intentions to adopt mobile learning among SWDs was established based on
gender (t-cal =. 303; df =102; p<.05). Although, mobile learning is still considered
as a new technological innovation worldwide, its usage has grown tremendously.
It is therefore recommended among others that ML providers should develop more
friendly and easy to use ML systems and devices for the SWDs. The SWDs should
develop positive computer self-efficacy beliefs and improve upon their computing
skills.
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M-learning , Students with disabilities , Computer self-efficacy , Computing skills , Perceived ease of use
Citation
Oladejo, M.A., Adetoro, J.A., Oyebade, S.A., & Fagunwa, A.O. (2018). Learning on the move: The behavioural intentions of Nigerian students with disabilities. Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Science, Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Malaysia, 6(1), 1-10. www.moj-es.net