Understanding metaverse adoption in education: The extended UTAUMT model
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.The metaverse can transform education, but adoption requires understanding key factors. This study identifies metaverse effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions, and self-efficacy as crucial for educational metaverse use.
Area Of Science
- Educational Technology
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Virtual Environments
Background
- The metaverse offers immersive digital experiences with transformative potential for education.
- Research on metaverse adoption in education is nascent, necessitating frameworks for understanding user acceptance.
- Existing technology acceptance models require adaptation to address metaverse-specific attributes.
Purpose Of The Study
- To investigate factors influencing the acceptance and intention to use educational metaverses.
- To propose and validate an expanded model, the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Metaverse Technology (UTAUMT).
- To provide guidance for educators and decision-makers on metaverse integration in learning environments.
Main Methods
- A quantitative study involving 253 Vietnamese teachers and students with prior metaverse experience.
- Purposive sampling was employed for participant selection.
- A self-administered questionnaire assessed variables including metaverse performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, hedonic motivation, price value, self-efficacy, and facilitating conditions.
Main Results
- Metaverse effort expectancy (MEE), social influence (MSI), facilitating conditions (MFC), and self-efficacy (MSE) significantly impact the intention to use educational metaverses (MUB).
- The proposed UTAUMT model demonstrated a comprehensive framework for understanding metaverse adoption.
- The study identified specific metaverse-related factors influencing user acceptance in educational contexts.
Conclusions
- The UTAUMT model offers a valuable theoretical contribution by incorporating metaverse-specific elements into technology acceptance theory.
- Managerial implications highlight the importance of user training, technical support, and strategic integration for successful metaverse adoption in education.
- Understanding these factors is crucial for maximizing the educational potential of metaverse technologies.
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