Abstract
Due to the emergency educational consequences of the COVID-19 epidemic, it is necessary to find an effective and alternative way of learning. Moreover, during this epidemic, the Chinese Ministry of Education announced the “Disrupted Classes, Undisrupted Learning” initiative, offering flexible online learning. With the aim of facilitating a sound learning environment when using online learning systems, various kinds of tools can be applied. Tencent Meeting is one tool that offers various learning features. This study aimed to investigate how students perceived the effect of the Tencent Meeting system features on the two main determinants of the TAM model, namely perceived ease of use (PEOU) and perceived usefulness (PU). The study further analyzed the effects of these two determinants on learning performance. Data were analyzed using regression analysis. The study found the Tencent Meeting system features could account for 55.1% of PEOU and 40% of PU. Another finding shows that PEOU and PU had a significant effect on the students' learning performance. Finally, a discussions and implications are presented.
Highlights
According to government data documented by the South China Morning Post, the first human case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, was discovered on November 17, 2019 at the Huana Seafood Wholesale Market in China (Li et al, 2020)
It was found that perceived ease of use (PEOU) and perceived usefulness (PU) significantly predicted the objective learning performance respectively, (β=.014, p < .01) and (β=-.011, p < .05)
It was found that the Tencent Meeting system features significantly predicted PEOU and PU
Summary
According to government data documented by the South China Morning Post, the first human case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, was discovered on November 17, 2019 at the Huana Seafood Wholesale Market in China (Li et al, 2020). COVID-19 has spread all over the world, becoming a global pandemic. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus outbreak a Global Public Health Emergency. Most countries around the world started city lockdowns to prevent the spread of the disease and to save lives. Schools and universities were no exception, with many announcing the cessation of physical classes. There has been a steadily growing number of online learning classes as a result of the emergency in schools around the globe. More that 8 months have passed, and many physical schools still remain closed. Huang et al (2020) mentioned
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