Student Teachers’ Acceptance of Computer Technology

Abstract

This chapter report an empirical study focussing on the Malaysian student teachers’ acceptance of computer technology in a leading research university. The TAM will be used as the basis of the theoretical framework. This study investigated 245 Malaysian student teachers’ self-reported intentions to use (ITU) computers. Data collected from these student teachers at Universiti Putra Malaysia were tested against the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) using the structural modelling approach. The study found perceived usefulness (PU) of computer technology, perceived ease of use (PEU), and attitude towards computer use (ATCU) to be significant determinants of ITU. Additionally, the results of the study revealed that (1) PEU significantly influenced PU; (2) both PU and PEU significantly influenced ATCU, and (3) both PU and ATCU significantly influenced ITU. The results suggest that the TAM is able to predict technology acceptance well among student teachers in Malaysia.