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 Volume 10, Issue 3 (March 2023), Pages: 87-95

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 Original Research Paper

Determining factors that can influence the understanding and acceptance of advanced technologies in universities' teaching and learning

 Author(s): 

 Yaser Hasan Salem Al-Mamary 1, *, Khalid Khalaf Al-Shammari 2

 Affiliation(s):

 1Department of Management and Information Systems, College of Business Administration, University of Ha'il, Hail, Saudi Arabia
 2Department of Information and Computer Science, College of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Ha'il, H ail, Saudi Arabia

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5495-8490

 Digital Object Identifier: 

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2023.03.012

 Abstract:

As Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have advanced, numerous new tools have been implemented to improve the effectiveness of instruction at the university level. It has had a ripple effect throughout Saudi Arabia's educational system. One of the results of this shift is the rise of e-learning, which requires technological means for delivery. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the elements that influence Saudi university students' acceptance of technology in teaching and learning. Data were obtained from 309 students. The data were analyzed using SPSS software. Surveys were used as the primary technique of data collection for this study. The results of the survey show that perceived ease of use, technical support, training, and content quality are expressively related to the acceptance of technology among university students. This study also provides evidence that there is a direct variation in people's acceptance of new technology, which helps explain 73.5 percent of people's acceptance of new technology. The results of the study will provide empirical data regarding the effective adoption of technology in Saudi universities, which will help in the growth of teaching and learning in the country. Similarly, the findings of the study may be of interest to researchers and policymakers in Saudi Arabia in providing the fundamentals for the acceptance and utilization of technology in education.

 © 2022 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords: Factors, Technology, Acceptance, Education

 Article History: Received 8 July 2022, Received in revised form 11 December 2022, Accepted 11 December 2022

 Acknowledgment 

This research has been funded by Scientific Research Deanship at the University of Ha’il – Saudi Arabia through project number GR-22 027.

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Al-Mamary YHS and Al-Shammari KK (2023). Determining factors that can influence the understanding and acceptance of advanced technologies in universities' teaching and learning. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 10(3): 87-95

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