Rural Area School Teacher's Technology Adoption: Lessons learned from the COVID-19 phenomenon

Rusnani Mohamad Khalid; Shaherah Abdul Malik; Nurul Aien Abd Aziz; Mohd Hafizan Musa; Noreen Noor Abd Aziz

doi:10.21834/ebpj.v6i18.3059

Authors

Rusnani Mohamad Khalid Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Johor, Kampus Segamat, Malaysia
Shaherah Abdul Malik Faculty of Business Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Johor, Kampus Segamat, Malaysia
Nurul Aien Abd Aziz Faculty of Business Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Johor, Kampus Segamat, Malaysia
Mohd Hafizan Musa Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Johor, Kampus Segamat, Malaysia
Noreen Noor Abd Aziz Faculty of Business Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Johor, Kampus Segamat, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6i18.3059

Keywords:

Adoption, e-Learning, Technology

Abstract

The occurrence of Covid-19 has caused the existing school learning system to move to online teaching and learning methods. They are carried out to safeguard the continuity of school learning sessions, attempting to avert dropouts. This paper analyzes the relationships between organizational factors, perceived usefulness, personal innovativeness, and peers with technology adoption among teachers in rural schools in Segamat District. A total of 117 teachers were involved in this study. The results showed that perceived usefulness, personal innovativeness, and peers influenced technology adoption among teachers from rural schools.

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