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dc.contributor.authorAgarwal, Preeti
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-20T19:40:54Z
dc.date.available2023-03-20T19:40:54Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10652/5877
dc.description.abstractRESEARCH QUESTIONS The objectives of the study will be achieved through the research questions mentioned below: The research has three research questions. RQ1: What is the student attitude, satisfaction, and intention towards accepting online learning technology in the Southland region of Invercargill? RQ2: What were the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the student acceptance of online learning technology in the Southland region of Invercargill? RQ3: Is there a need for customised online learning to make the learning experience better? ABSTRACT The current study aims to investigate the student acceptance of online learning, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. The acceptance is examined based on student's intentions to continue using the online learning systems. The intention is studied based on student's attitude towards online learning and their satisfaction from online learning. The research uses the technology acceptance model to conduct the study. A theoretical model was proposed to study the effect of the perceived usability, perceived ease of use and perceived enjoyment to analyse the attitude and satisfaction of the students towards online learning. The online survey was conducted on 68 tertiary education students, most of whom were forced to shift to online learning due to the Covid-19 induced lockdowns put by the government of New Zealand. The results were generated using PLS-SEM modelling along with descriptive analysis. The study results showed that perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and perceived enjoyment are significant determinants of attitude towards online learning as well as satisfaction from online learning. Also, attitude towards online learning is an indicator of behavioural intention to continue using online systems. However, the research did not support that satisfaction is an indicator of behavioural intention to continue using online systems. Furthermore, the study also investigated the challenges faced by students in adopting online learning and the issues faced during online learning. It also compared the benefits and advantages of online learning as reflected through students’ responses. Finally, the research also investigates the need for personality-based online learning systems for enhanced user satisfaction.en_NZ
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.subjectInvercargill (N.Z.)en_NZ
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_NZ
dc.subjecttertiary studentsen_NZ
dc.subjectonline learningen_NZ
dc.subjectexperienceen_NZ
dc.subjecteducational delivery modelsen_NZ
dc.subjectCOVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-en_NZ
dc.subjectSouthland (N.Z.)en_NZ
dc.titleStudent acceptance of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in Invercargillen_NZ
dc.typeMasters Thesisen_NZ
dc.rights.holderAuthoren_NZ
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Information Technologyen_NZ
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_NZ
thesis.degree.grantorSouthern Institute of Technology (SIT)en_NZ
dc.subject.marsden390303 Higher educationen_NZ
dc.subject.marsden390405 Educational technology and computingen_NZ
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationAgarwal, P. (2020). Student acceptance of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in Invercargill. (Unpublished document submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Information Technology). Southern Institute of Technology (SIT), New Zealand. https://hdl.handle.net/10652/5877en
unitec.pages209en_NZ
unitec.institutionSouthern Institute of Technology (SIT)en_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationSouthern Institute of Technology (Invercargill, N.Z.)en_NZ
unitec.publication.placeNew Zealanden_NZ
unitec.advisor.principalBaker, Oras
unitec.institution.studyareaInformation Technologyen_NZ


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