Factor Analysis for the Acceptance of Introductory Courses Among University Students in China

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Abstract

Although the introductory courses occupy a small proportion in the any university's whole curriculum, they play a very important role in enabling students to form an overall understanding of their own majors and stimulating students' interest in further learning. To understand the adoption factors from students perspective and then improve the teaching quality of introductory courses, in 'Computer Science and Computer Ethics' course, we combined the traditional technology acceptance model (TAM) with the situational characteristics of teaching scene during the teaching process, thereby proposing seven key factors and nine hypothetical paths. Afterwards the hypothesis was analyzed through confirmatory factor analysis. This research was based on student experience scoring data in the teaching situation. The key factors are discussed on how to affect students' behaviour intentions in introductory courses and some suggestions are also presented for educators.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTALE 2021 - IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education, Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages412-419
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781665436878
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Event2021 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education, TALE 2021 - Wuhan, China
Duration: 5 Dec 20218 Dec 2021

Publication series

NameTALE 2021 - IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education, Proceedings

Conference

Conference2021 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education, TALE 2021
Country/TerritoryChina
CityWuhan
Period5/12/218/12/21

Keywords

  • Factor Analysis
  • Introductory Courses
  • Learning Behaviour
  • Technology Acceptance Model

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