Explaining Pre-service Teachers' Intentions to Use Technology-Enabled Learning: An Extended Model of the Theory of Planned Behavior.

ABSTRACT: This study proposed an extended theory of planned behavior (TPB) to examine the factors that influence pre-service teachers' intention to use technology-enabled learning, using constructivist pedagogical beliefs (CPB) and information and communication technologies (ICT) competencies as antecedent variables for attitudes, subjective norms (SNs), and perceived behavioral control. An online study was conducted with a random sample of pre-service teachers from 7 universities in China, and 811 validated questionnaires were obtained. The results showed that the extended TPB model explained 75% of the variance in intention; attitude, SNs, and perceived behavioral control had a positive and significant effect on intention. Furthermore, SNs had a positive and significant effect on attitude and perc

SUBMITTER: Hou M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9355541 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature