%0 Journal Article
%T Understanding Elementary Students¡¯ Use of Digital Textbooks on Mobile Devices: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
%A Wanli Xing
%A Xianhui Wang
%J Journal of Educational Computing Research
%@ 1541-4140
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0735633118758643
%X The purpose of this study is to design a structural model explaining how elementary students use digital textbooks on mobile devices. This study extends the technology acceptance model framework, with self-efficacy, learning motivation, learning strategies, and parent education level as external variables. Results show that perceived usefulness was a significant mediating factor for students¡¯ actual usage of digital textbook on mobile devices. Self-efficacy and learning strategies influence self-reported actual usage through perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use. In addition, parent education level has a significant influence on students¡¯ self-efficacy and especially learning motivation. These findings have broadened research on technology acceptance with emphasis on a more learning-centered framework that focuses on the learners¡¯ characteristics and their unique contexts when using digital textbooks via mobile devices
%K digital textbook
%K structural equation modeling
%K technology acceptance model
%K mobile learning
%K self-efficacy
%K learning motivation
%K learning strategies
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0735633118758643