ICT Infrastructure Set and Adoption of Filipino and Indonesian SHS Students: Application of UTAUT

Abstract

ICT infrastructure generates abundant benefits to every country's educational progress. This study aims to explore the acceptance and utilization of ICT among senior high school (SHS) students in the Philippines and Indonesia using the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). A survey questionnaire was administered to 529 Senior High School students through convenience sampling. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was conducted to analyse the data using EQS 6.1 software. A confirmatory factor analysis and path analysis was also performed to test the model. The results reveal that among the predictors of behavioral intentions, only social influence positively influences behavioral intention or acceptance to use ICT for learning and research. Facilitating conditions and behavioral intention directly predicts the behavioral use. The findings reveal behavioral similarity and difference between Filipino and Indonesian senior high school students on the adoption of ICT.