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Pc Usage Among Students In A Private Institution Of Higher Learning: The Moderating Role Of Prior Experience

T. Ramayah, and Joshua Ignatius, and Bushra Aafaqi, (2005) Pc Usage Among Students In A Private Institution Of Higher Learning: The Moderating Role Of Prior Experience. Malaysian Journal of Educators and Education, 20 . pp. 131-152.

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Universiti Sains Malaysia, School of Management.
Universiti Sains Malaysia, School of Management.
Universiti Sains Malaysia, School of Management.

Abstract

In line with the vision 2020 and information technology and communication (ICT) policies, this study believes in the need for Malaysia to focus on personal computer (PC) acceptance in private institutions of higher learning, especially when the current and future trends directly indicates the increase in the number of enrolment in the said institutions. The present study looks at the PC usage among students of a private institution of higher learning, which has a joint collaboration with a public institution of higher learning under the franchise programme scheme. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the students who were directly involved in this scheme. The results suggest that perceived ease of use (PEU) influences the perceived usefulness (PU) with PU more significant when students engage in basic tasks and vice-versa for advanced tasks. Additionally, PU was found to fully mediate the impact of PEU on PC usage for the basic tasks only and not for the advance tasks. It was also found that prior experience moderated the PEU-PC usage relationship only for basic tasks. Subsequently, future research and managerial implications for ICT national policy makers are explored.

Selaras dengan Wawasan 2020 dan dasar teknologi maklumat dan komunikasi (ICT) negara, kajian ini percaya tentang perlunya Malaysia memberi tumpuan kepada penerimaan terhadap komputer peribadi (PC) di institusi pengajian tinggi swasta (IPTS), terutama apabila trend terkini dan masa depan jelas menunjukkan pertambahan kemasukan bilangan pelajar ke institusi berkenaan. Kajian ini meninjau tentang penggunaan PC di kalangan pelajar-pelajar IPTS yang bekerjasama dengan sebuah institusi pengajian tinggi awam (IPTA) di bawah skim francais. Soal selidik berstruktur telah digunakan untuk mengutip data daripada pelajar-pelajar yang terlibat secara langsung dalam skim pengajian ini. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa tanggapan tentang mudah atau sukar menggunakan PC (PEU) mempengaruhi tanggapan terhadap kebergunaan PC (PU), dan secara lebih signifikan apabila pelajar terlibat dalam tugas-tugas asas; tetapi kesan sebaliknya berlaku bagi tugas-tugas yang lebih sukar. Tambahan pula, PU menjadi pengantara sepenuhnya bagi kesan PEU ke atas penggunaan PC bagi tugas-tugas asas sahaja. Didapati juga pengalaman lepas pelajar menjadi pengantara hubung kait antara PEU – penggunaan PC hanya bagi tugas-tugas mudah sahaja. Oleh itu, kajian lanjutan dan implikasi pengurusan bagi pembuat dasar ICT negara dibincangkan dalam kertas kerja ini.

Item Type:Journal
Keywords:Computer usage, Students, University of Malaya
Subjects:L Education
ID Code:6579

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