Impact of Innovation and Perceived Ease of Use on E-Learning Adoption

Abstract

E-learning adoption (AEL) is a phenomenon that is contingent on the particular context. Thus, the research endeavored to determine the association of innovation (INO) and perceived ease of use (PEOU) variables on AEL in the context of Sri Lankan private international schools. Quantitative methods together with correlation, ANOVA, ANCOVA, hierarchical regression, Hayes’s process for moderation analyses were used. The empirical evidence supported the positive relationship of INO and PEOU variables towards AEL by correlation analysis and hierarchical regression analysis. Presence of differences in AEL between the students engaged in aesthetic subjects and science subject categories were also supported by contrast test of ANOVA. Results of ANCOVA revealed that the covariate; age was not significantly related to the student’s AEL while the Hayes’s process for moderation analysis has confirmed that the relationship between INO and AEL is being moderated by student’s age. As a result of time and resource constraints, sample size has been restricted while the research is limited only to quantitative method. Limited number of researches are available in literature amalgamating technology acceptance model (TAM) along with additional variables in explaining AEL, given the rapid changes taking place in online education field. Nevertheless, combining a variable such as INO is the significance of the study to comprehend the present AEL in Sri Lankan context with special reference to private education institutions. In conclusion, suggestions are postulated for future researchers in the field of online education.