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  title info:
    title: Attributes and Barriers that Influence the Adoption and Diffusion of a Learning Management System
  name:
    name part: Walker, Darrell Scott
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: Lindner, James R.
    role:
      role term: thesis advisor.
  name:
    name part: Texas A & M University
    role:
      role term: degree granting institution.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: txu
    date issued: 2015
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource.
  abstract: Several theories and technology acceptance models have been developed over the last several decades to predict user adoption. Most all of the models and theories have a foundation based from psychological and environmental factors that affect behavior intention, perception, and attitude towards accepting or rejecting a new innovation or technology. This study will examine such factors of influence towards adoption of a learning management system (LMS) at a large-scale university. The population for the study included participants from the three user groups: faculty (4,014), staff (5,997), and students (48,460). A stratified random sample from each group was determined using Cochran's correction formula for categorical data. Sample size calculations assumed a confidence level a priori at .05 and an acceptable level of sampling error at 5% with a degree of variability of .5 and yielded sample sizes of faculty (350), staff (360), and students (381). A conceptual model was used for the study based from the Technology Acceptance and the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology models which proved useful in determining the relationships of external factors on user perception and attitude towards adoption and diffusion. Strategies can therefore be formed and implemented to aid in the diffusion process for the LMS at the university. The study used a cross-sectional research design to observe how the different user groups were influenced by the external factors. Data collection was done over a four-week period with data analysis done afterwards using SPSS. Results revealed 92.1% of the respondents used the LMS with 91.6% agreeing that web based education (e-Learning) is an important delivery strategy used by faculty. Length of use ranged from less than one year to over six years with the level of experience ranging from a low level to a fully online level. The LMS showed widespread representation encompassing all colleges and departments of the university. Results …
  note: by Darrell Walker.
  note: "Major Subject: Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications."
  note: Includes vita.
  note: Doctor of Philosophy Texas A & M University 2014 http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/152652
  note: Includes bibliographical references.
  note: Text (Dissertation)
  subject:
    topic: Major Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications
  subject:
    topic: User perception
  subject:
    topic: Technology acceptance model
  subject:
    topic: Learning management system
  subject:
    topic: MOOCs
  subject:
    topic: LMS
  subject:
    topic: Behavioral intention
  subject:
    topic: Adoption
  subject:
    topic: Diffusion
  identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/152652
  record info:
    record content source: TXA
    record creation date: 150202
    record change date: 20151206125617.0
    record identifier: in00003485912
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng