Josef Moravec
Czech Republic
Masaryk University
The Faculty of Education
Electronic textbooks
The Theory of Reasoned Action, is
a model for the prediction
of behavioral intention, spanning
predictions of attitude and
predictions of behavior.
The Technology Acceptance
Model (TAM) is an information
systems theory that models how
users come to accept and use a
technology.
Theoretical background
TRA
TAM
Perceived usefulness (U) - This was defined by Fred Davis as „the
degree to which a person believes that using a particular system
would enhance his or her job performance“.
Perceived ease-of-use (E) - Davis defined this as „the degree to
which a person believes that using a particular system would be free
from effort“.
RQ:
What is the pupils´ perception of electronic
textbooks?
• To find out what factors are important for
pupils - what affects the interest or lack of
interest of pupils to use electronic
textbooks and learn with it.
Methods:
Questionnaire based on TAM
30 items
Likert type, 5 – point scale
400 respondents
Pupils 13-15 age
School with electronic textbooks
Czech republic