Predicting the Drivers of the Intention to Use Mobile Learning in South Korea

Predicting the Drivers of the Intention to Use Mobile Learning in South Korea

Mobile learning

Technology readiness

Innovation characteristics

Innovation resistance

Status quo bias

This study empirically analyzed a survey conducted on South Korean undergraduate students to determine the factors that influence their decision to adopt mobile learning. The consumer typology approach was applied based on their mobile technology readiness, and identified three distinct consumer groups: critical adopters, pro-technology, and ambivalent. Critical adopters were the largest of the three groups, indicating that a significant portion of university students in South Korea might be critical adopters of mobile learning. Compatibility and observability positively influenced the intention to use mobile learning in all consumer groups. In the critical adopter and ambivalent groups, mobile learning resistance had the greatest effect on the intention to use mobile learning, while in the pro-technology group mobile learning self-efficacy had the greatest effect on this intention. Results identified significant differences across consumer groups in the antecedents and consequences of the intention to use mobile learning.

Kim, Hyo-Jung

Rha, Jong-Youn

International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM); Vol. 12 No. 1 (2018); pp. 116-132

1865-7923

International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), Vienna, Austria

2018-01-23

Copyright (c) 2018 Hyo-Jung Kim, Jong-Youn Rha

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