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Unlocking future learning: Exploring higher education students' intention to adopt meta-education
Ahmad Samed Al-Adwan1, Malek Alsoud2, Na Li3
1Department of Business Technology, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Jordan.
Heliyon
|May 3, 2024
Summary
Students
Area of Science:
- Educational Technology
- Higher Education Studies
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Meta-education offers transformative potential in higher education.
- Student adoption of meta-education remains under-researched.
- Understanding adoption drivers is crucial for effective implementation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify key factors influencing higher education students' intentions to adopt meta-education.
- To extend the Decomposed Theory of Planned Behavior (DTPB) model for meta-education adoption.
- To provide empirical evidence on antecedents of meta-education adoption.
Main Methods:
- An online survey was administered to 596 higher education students in Jordan.
- Structural equation modeling (SEM) using partial least squares (PLS) was employed.
- An extended DTPB model incorporating new variables was tested.
Main Results:
- Attitude, social influence, and perceived behavioral control significantly predict adoption intention.
- Perceived enjoyment, herd behavior, student autonomy, and innovativeness influence these antecedents.
- The extended DTPB model effectively explains variance in adoption intention.
Conclusions:
- Key psychological and social factors drive students' willingness to adopt meta-education.
- The extended DTPB model offers a robust framework for understanding technology adoption in education.
- Findings inform strategies for promoting meta-education in higher education settings.
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