The impact of internal locus of control on perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use in e-learning: An extension of the technology acceptance model

Proceedings of the 2008 International Conference on Cyberworlds, CW 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 815-819

  Tseng, Ai Hua ^a,b   Hsia, Jung Wen ^a  

^a CHUNG HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; INTERNET; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; PERSONNEL;

BEHAVIORAL INTENTIONS; COMPUTER SELF EFFICACIES; E-LEARNING SYSTEMS; HIGH-TECH COMPANIES; HUMAN FACTORS; LOCUS OF CONTROLS; PERCEIVED EASE OF USE; PERCEIVED USEFULNESS; TAM MODELS; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODELS;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 62949201525     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CW.2008.109     Document Type: Conference Paper

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