The impact of cognitive absorption on perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use in on-line learning: An extension of the technology acceptance model

Information and Management

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 317-327

  Saadé, Raatat ^a   Bahli, Bouchaib ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive absorption; Internet; IT acceptance and adoption; Online learning; Perceptions; TAM

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION COMPUTING; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; ONLINE SEARCHING; PSYCHOLOGY COMPUTING;

COGNITIVE ABSORPTION (CA); IT ACCEPTANCE AND ADOPTION; ONLINE LEARNING; PERCEPTIONS; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL (TAM);

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS;

EID: 10644286699     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2003.12.013     Document Type: Article

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