Faculty members' attitudes towards the use of the Blackboard System
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https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol4.iss9.590Keywords:
Colleges of Applied Sciences, Faculty members, Perceptions, BlackboardAbstract
This research was conducted to explore the attitudes of faculty members in the Colleges of Applied Sciences in the Sultanate of Oman towards the Blackboard System. A questionnaire was distributed to all faculty members in these colleges eliciting their perceptions about Blackboard and its uses in teaching. Factor Analysis using SPSS was used for data reduction and for identifying the constituents of faculty members' perceptions. Five attitudinal constructs were identified: Perceived Usefulness (PU), Perceived Ease of Use (PEU), Self-Efficacy (SEF), Enjoyment (ENJ), and Behavioral Intention (BI). Further analysis revealed that, in general terms, faculty members perceived the Blackboard System as being useful in teaching and easy to learn to use; they had high self-perceptions about their ability in using it and had a quite reasonable level of intention of using it in their teaching. However, faculty members still perceive the system as difficult to use and their level of enjoyment in using it is low. Further research was recommended to explore the interaction between these constructs and, in particular, the effect of PU, PEU, SEF, and ENJ on BI and on the actual use of the Blackboard system.
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