Acceptance of Blended Learning: Perceptions of Honduran Students in Taiwan

• Main Authors: MAYORQUIN VALLADARES GISSELA MARIA, 吉希拉
• Other Authors: WANG, WEI-NI
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/753f3t

碩士 === 國立中正大學 === 教育領導與管理發展國際碩士學位學程 === 105 === Blended learning is one of the most recent online innovations that might be appearing in books, at professional conferences, culture business, and throughout university campuses all over the world. Blended learning approach for the present research study was defined as a learning approach that combines different delivery methods and styles of online and offline learning and teaching characteristics. The purpose of the present research study was to understand Honduran Students general perception towards blended learning approach, in levels of perceived usefulness, ease of use, result demonstrability, self-efficacy, attitude and behavioral intention to use during their studies in Taiwan, taking in consideration demographic variables such as gender, previous experience, self-description regarding technology, level and area of study. A questionnaire was sent to Honduran students enrolled in universities in Taiwan and 95 responded. It was measured under a proposed model based on the Technology Acceptance Model. Descriptive statistics, T-tests, ANOVA, and Pearson Correlation were employed to analyze data collected. The researcher concluded that a considerable amount of Honduran Students had experience blended learning in their previous studies, although in Honduras blended learning approach is relatively new. It was concluded that Honduran students considered that blended learning approach enhance their performance, was useful and easy to use. Demographic variables such as gender and area of study differed in several level of perception such as perceived usefulness, result demonstrability and attitude towards blended learning approach; self-description regarding technology differed only in perceived ease of use of blended learning approach while previous experience differed in result demonstrability and attitude towards blended learning approach; level of study did not differ in any level of perception.