Mobile online class notes :|usage patterns of secondary students in Turkey

Abstract

The use of information and communication technology (ICT) in education has been consistently increasing in the last decade. Prior research mainly examined the selfdeclared usage behavior of the adoption of ICT in education. The purpose of this study is to measure the technology adoption levels of mobile online class notes (MOCN) of Turkish high school students. Two hundred eighty-three high school students amongst 8,000 monthly active users of a MOCN platform, Lideno, participated in the study and completed the online survey. An adaptation of Venkatesh et al.’s Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model is used to measure the level of technology adoption of the MOCN platform. Actual access frequencies are recorded to examine user behavior. Findings show that five of the UTAUT constructs, (1) performance expectancy, (2) effort expectancy, (3) social influence, (4) facilitating conditions, and (5) habit, influence the intention to use the MOCN platform. Moreover, the intention to use the MOCN platform was found to both the platform's actual and perceived use. Results also indicate that age and grade level differences amongst students impact the actual use but have no significant effect on perceived use. The dissertation contributes to the literature and the practice by comparing the self-declared and actual use behavior of MOCN for the first time in secondary education in Turkey and provides a basis for further research on the topic.