Blog learning: Effects of users' usefulness and efficiency towards continuance intention

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 36-50

  Tang, Jeung Tai E ^a   Tang, Tzung I ^b   Chiang, Chi Hui ^a  

^a NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

blog learning; continuance intention; expectation confirmation model; experiential learning; perceived self efficacy

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOURAL INTENTIONS; BLOG LEARNING; CONTINUANCE INTENTIONS; EXPECTATION-CONFIRMATION MODELS; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; LEARNING MOTIVATION; PERCEIVED SELF-EFFICACY; PERCEIVED USEFULNESS;

BLOGS; COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; E-LEARNING;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84893060557     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144929X.2012.687772     Document Type: Article

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