Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Keywords
Twitter; Structural Equation Modelling; Technology Acceptance Model; Social Networks; Preservice Teachers;
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Italian Journal of Educational Technology
Abstract
This research study examined pre-service teachers’ (N=250) intentions to adopt Twitter for professional development. The study used the Technology Acceptance Model to test research hypotheses grounded in the literature. The data were collected with a survey questionnaire and analyzed with Structural Equation Modelling. Findings indicated that ease of use, subjective norms, and perceived connectedness explained the variability in intentions to use Twitter. Perceived mobility, mediated through perceived behavioral control, explained participant differences in the perceived ease of use. Implications for stakeholders include highlighting the role subjective norms and mobile applications play in facilitating the ease of use and connectedness because both variables appear to positively impact behavioral intentions to use Twitter for professional development. Supporting pre-service teachers with self-efficacy, resources, and positive social media subjective norms will positively influence Twitter adoption for cross-cultural collaboration and professional learning. Technology adoption mediates global collaboration among educators in heralding innovation and creativity.
Department
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Original Publication Date
2022
Object Description
1 PDF File
DOI of published version
10.17471/2499-4324/1245
Repository
UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa
Copyright
©2022 Nandita Gurjar and Stephen Sivo.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Gurjar, Nandita and Sivo, Stephen, "Predicting And Explaining Pre-Service Teachers’ Social Networking Technology Adoption" (2022). Faculty Publications. 5211.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/5211
Comments
First published in Italian Journal of Educational Technology (2022). DOI: 10.17471/2499-4324/1245