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The moderating effect of experience on the intention to adopt mobile social network sites for pedagogical purposes: An extension of the technology acceptance model

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With numerous benefits of utilising mobile social network sites (SNSs) for learning purposes, limited studies have been conducted to determine the factors that influence the adoption of mobile SNSs in facilitating learning. Accordingly, the main purpose of this study is to explore the determinants of students’ behavioural intention to use mobile SNSs for their pedagogical purposes by utilising an extended version of Technology Acceptance Model. Furthermore, the moderating effect of users’ experience on their behavioural intention was investigated. Using a structured questionnaire, data were collected from 600 students from top-five public universities of Malaysia. The results revealed perceived task-technology fit as the great predictor of users’ intention and perceived usefulness. Although the moderating impact of students’ experience on the model found to be positive, it was not supported in this study. The contributions of this study both to the literature and practice are discussed.

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  1. Department of Information Systems, Faculty of Computing, Univerisiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Johor, Malaysia

    Lam Wai Leong, Othman Ibrahim & Mehrbakhsh Nilashi

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

    Mohammad Dalvi-Esfahani & Hamed Shahbazi

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Leong, L.W., Ibrahim, O., Dalvi-Esfahani, M. et al. The moderating effect of experience on the intention to adopt mobile social network sites for pedagogical purposes: An extension of the technology acceptance model. Educ Inf Technol 23, 2477–2498 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-018-9726-2

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