A study of learners' attitudes using TAM in a context-aware mobile learning environment

International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 144-158

  Chen, Tzung Shi ^a   Chiu, Po Sheng ^b   Huang, Yueh Ming ^b   Chang, Cheng Sian ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CAML; Context aware mobile learning; Learner's attitudes; Situated learning; TAM; Technology acceptance model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864444168     PISSN: 1746725X     EISSN: 17467268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMLO.2011.041567     Document Type: Article

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