Factors influencing perceived ease of use in soffware training in a Private College

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2006
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Vennila, Amirtham
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The increased demand for adult computer training produces many issues and challenges for educators and students. This study therefore aimed to extend knowledge of examining the influence of personal traits (promoting and preventing factors) in perceived ease of use in software training in a learning environment. The factors of computer playfulness and personal innovativeness in IT have their origin in the theory of intrinsic motivation, and are considered to be promoting factors and computer anxiety that has its origin in the social cognitive theory is known to be a preventing factor. The study has been done to 165 diploma students of Cosmopoint College in three branches which are in Sungai Petanai, Penang and Ipoh prior to their experience in IT. The findings from this study showed that only one personal trait which is computer playfulness was found to be significant with the perceived ease of use in software training. Whereas the other two factors such as personal innovativeness and computer anxiety do not have any significant relationships with the perceived ease of use. The moderating variable which is self efficacy also does not have a relationship with the independent and dependent variables. The findings from this study showed that the computer playfulness among students is the only factor that is most important in perceived ease of use for any type of software training. This proves that students can easily adapt with new technology with their characteristics that they like to play.
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Influencing perceived ease , soffware training - Private College
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