The drivers for cloud-based virtual learning environment: Examining the moderating effect of school category
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to verify the moderating effects of school category based on the self-determination theory (SDT) in cloud-based virtual learning environment (VLE) acceptance.
Design/methodology/approach
Two phases of national surveys were conducted using a random sampling technique. The research model was tested empirically using 608 samples of primary and secondary school teachers.
Findings
The full model supports significant effects of autonomy, competence, and relatedness on trust, knowledge sharing attitude and behavioral intention except the autonomy-attitude and relatedness-behavioral intention relationships. In primary school, 61, 24.1, 52.1, and 41.1 percent of variances whereas, in secondary school, 57.4, 31.5, 48.6, and 37.5 percent of variances in instructional effectiveness, behavioral intention, knowledge sharing attitude, and trust in VLE website were explained. There are significant moderating effects of category of school in all causal relationships except the autonomy-knowledge sharing attitude relationship.
Practical implications
There are several useful theoretical and practical implications for scholars and practitioners including Ministry of Education, FrogAsia, etc.
Social implications
The findings may enhance education quality for societal change.
Originality/value
Unlike most studies which focused on TAM, UTAUT, etc., this study investigated the effects of SDT on attitude in sharing knowledge, trust in website and instructional effectiveness. Instead of studying gender differences, this study examined the school category differences.
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Acknowledgements
This research is fully funded by the University of Malaya under the research Grant Number of PG037-2014B with the project entitled “Understanding the virtual learning environment”. The authors would like to thank the Educational Research and Planning Division (ERPD), Ministry of Education, Malaysia and all State Education Departments and to all panel experts, practitioners, judges and translators for their efforts in validating the survey instrument. Finally, heartfelt appreciation to Associate Professor Dr Christy M.K. Cheung, the Editor of Internet Research and the two anonymous reviewers for their insightful comments, suggestions which have enabled the authors to further improve the quality of the research paper.
Citation
Teck Soon, H. and Syed A. Kadir, S.L. (2017), "The drivers for cloud-based virtual learning environment: Examining the moderating effect of school category", Internet Research, Vol. 27 No. 4, pp. 942-973. https://doi.org/10.1108/IntR-08-2016-0256
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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