Key Influences on Mobile Learning Adoption Among Medical Students in Chengdu, China
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Purpose: This research aims to examine the factors impacting Chinese medical students' behavioral intentions and actual use of mobile learning. The key influencers are perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, enjoyment, social influence, attitude, behavioral intention, and actual usage. Data, methodology, and research design: Empirical analysis and quantitative approach were employed in this study. The data was collected from 500 Chinese medical students using a questionnaire as the research instrument. Before distribution, the questionnaire's content validity and reliability were tested using item-objective congruence and a pilot test. The data was analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling to validate the model's goodness of fit and confirm the causal relationship among variables for hypothesis testing. Results: The study found that the medical students' behavioral intention has the greatest impact on their actual usage of mobile learning. Moreover, the perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, perceived enjoyment, social influence, and attitude of medical students significantly affect their behavioral intention to use mobile learning. Conclusions: The study provides valuable insights that mobile learning developers and educators can use for the design of mobile learning systems.
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