Validation of TAM Model on Social Media Use for Collaborative Learning to Enhance Collaborative Authoring

Increased impact of technology leads numerous studies to conduct research on the effect of social media on performance. Very limited of such studies have tried to observe and record the use of social media for collaborative learning as a way to improve collaborative authoring. This paper tries to the validation of the technology acceptance model (TAM) on social media use for collaborative learning to enhance collaborative authoring among research students. To achieve the study objective, this paper employed a questionnaire as the main data collection method and distributed it to 1118 responses of various researchers from the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) all of whom use social media. The findings were obtained via a quantitative research method, structural equation modeling (SEM-AMOS). The findings from our empirical study indicate that all the hypotheses were supported; we demonstrate that the use of social media positively and significantly related to collaborative authoring through collaborative learning between researchers in higher education. Therefore, the proposed model will help academic and decision-makers formulate the strategies that can encourage students and researchers to use social media to improving collaborative authoring through collaborative learning.

[1]  Hugh C. Davis,et al.  CAWS: a wiki system to improve workspace awareness to advance effectiveness of co-authoring activities , 2007, CHI Extended Abstracts.

[2]  Lindsey M. Higgins,et al.  Using Social Media for Collaborations About Industry News in Higher Education , 2012 .

[3]  Waleed Mugahed Al-Rahmi,et al.  A model of using social media for collaborative learning to enhance learners' performance on learning , 2017, J. King Saud Univ. Comput. Inf. Sci..

[4]  Mohd Shahizan Othman,et al.  Effect of engagement and collaborative learning on satisfaction through the use of social media on Malaysian higher education , 2015 .

[5]  Xiaoli Li,et al.  Weaving Social Media Into a Business Proposal Project , 2012 .

[6]  Yves Punie,et al.  Learning 2.0 - The Impact of Social Media on Learning in Europe , 2010 .

[7]  Kamsuriah Ahmad,et al.  Develop a Model to Measure the Ethical Effects of Students Through Social Media Use , 2018, IEEE Access.

[8]  M. Roblyer,et al.  Findings on Facebook in higher education: A comparison of college faculty and student uses and perceptions of social networking sites , 2010, Internet High. Educ..

[9]  Josh McCarthy,et al.  Blended learning environments: Using social networking sites to enhance the first year experience , 2010 .

[10]  Nada Dabbagh,et al.  Personal Learning Environments, social media, and self-regulated learning: A natural formula for connecting formal and informal learning , 2012, Internet High. Educ..

[11]  Thomas A. Brush,et al.  Student perceptions of collaborative learning, social presence and satisfaction in a blended learning environment: Relationships and critical factors , 2008, Comput. Educ..

[12]  L. Ball,et al.  Students' perceptions of using Facebook as an interactive learning resource at university , 2012 .

[13]  Douglas R. Vogel,et al.  Can learning be virtually boosted? An investigation of online social networking impacts , 2010, Comput. Educ..

[14]  Mohd Shahizan Othman,et al.  Exploring the Factors that Affect Student Satisfaction through Using E-Learning in Malaysian Higher Education Institutions , 2015 .

[15]  Paul A. Kirschner,et al.  Facebook® and academic performance , 2010, Comput. Hum. Behav..

[16]  F. Paas,et al.  Differential effects of problem-solving demands on individual and collaborative learning outcomes. , 2011 .

[17]  Osama Alfarraj,et al.  Use of E-Learning by University Students in Malaysian Higher Educational Institutions: A Case in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia , 2018, IEEE Access.

[18]  Yusri Bin Kamin,et al.  A Model of Factors Affecting Cyber Bullying Behaviors Among University Students , 2019, IEEE Access.

[19]  James M. Dyer,et al.  Multiple interacting ecosystem drivers: toward an encompassing hypothesis of oak forest dynamics across eastern North America , 2011 .

[20]  Zenon Chaczko,et al.  ETAM towards ICT teaching and learning studio for interactive learning in Information and Communication Technology , 2017, 2017 16th International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET).

[21]  Mohd Shahizan Othman,et al.  A model of factors affecting learning performance through the use of social media in Malaysian higher education , 2018, Comput. Educ..

[22]  Catherine Lang,et al.  Social Media Challenges and Affordances for International Students , 2016 .

[23]  Khe Foon Hew,et al.  Students' and teachers' use of Facebook , 2011, Comput. Hum. Behav..

[24]  Ainin Sulaiman,et al.  Facebook usage, socialization and academic performance , 2015, Comput. Educ..

[25]  Rafael Anaya-Sánchez,et al.  Social media-based collaborative learning: Exploring antecedents of attitude , 2018, Internet High. Educ..

[26]  Maria Bannert,et al.  Motivation in a computer-supported collaborative learning scenario and its impact on learning activities and knowledge acquisition , 2011 .

[27]  Abdul Hafidz Omar,et al.  An empirical online collaborative learning system with grid portal technology , 2012 .

[28]  Yusri Bin Kamin,et al.  How Cyber Stalking and Cyber Bullying Affect Students’ Open Learning , 2019, IEEE Access.

[29]  T. Paulus,et al.  Using a social networking site for experiential learning: Appropriating, lurking, modeling and community building , 2010, Internet High. Educ..

[30]  Hans van der Heijden,et al.  User Acceptance of Hedonic Information Systems , 2004, MIS Q..

[31]  Mohd Shahizan Othman,et al.  Social media use, collaborative learning and students’ academic performance: a systematic literature review of theoretical models , 2017 .

[32]  Noraffandy Yahaya,et al.  Integrating Technology Acceptance Model With Innovation Diffusion Theory: An Empirical Investigation on Students’ Intention to Use E-Learning Systems , 2019, IEEE Access.

[33]  John B. Dunning,et al.  The influence of learning characteristics on evaluation of audience response technology , 2008, J. Comput. High. Educ..

[34]  Jari Salo,et al.  Teenagers in social virtual worlds: Continuous use and purchasing behavior in Habbo Hotel , 2011, Comput. Hum. Behav..

[35]  Mohd Shahizan Othman,et al.  The effect of social media on researchers’ academic performance through collaborative learning in Malaysian higher education , 2015 .

[36]  Viswanath Venkatesh,et al.  Consumer Acceptance and Use of Information Technology: Extending the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology , 2012, MIS Q..

[37]  Yusri Bin Kamin,et al.  Big Data Adoption and Knowledge Management Sharing: An Empirical Investigation on Their Adoption and Sustainability as a Purpose of Education , 2019, IEEE Access.

[38]  Shelia R. Cotten,et al.  No A 4 U: The relationship between multitasking and academic performance , 2012, Comput. Educ..

[39]  Christine Greenhow.  Online social networks and learning , 2011 .

[40]  Kristen Tarantino,et al.  Effects of Student Engagement with Social Media on Student Learning: A Review of Literature , 2013 .

[41]  Mohd Shahizan Othman,et al.  The Improvement of Students' Academic Performance by Using Social Media through Collaborative Learning in Malaysian Higher Education , 2014 .

[42]  J. Fantuzzo,et al.  Peer-assisted learning interventions with elementary school students: A meta-analytic review. , 2003 .

[43]  R. Rasiah,et al.  Transformative Higher Education Teaching and Learning: Using Social Media in a Team-based Learning Environment , 2014 .

[44]  Eunil Park,et al.  User acceptance of long-term evolution (LTE) services: An application of extended technology acceptance model , 2013, Program.

[45]  Yan Xu,et al.  An Enhanced Technology Acceptance Model for Web-Based Learning , 2004, J. Inf. Syst. Educ..

[46]  Paul A. Tess.  The role of social media in higher education classes (real and virtual) - A literature review , 2013, Comput. Hum. Behav..

[47]  Mohd Shahizan Othman,et al.  The effectiveness of using e-learning in Malaysian higher education: A case study universiti Teknologi Malaysia , 2015 .

[48]  Tengku Nor Rizan Tengku Mohamad Maasum,et al.  Collaborative Strategic Reading with University EFL Learners , 2010 .

[49]  David F. Larcker,et al.  Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error: Algebra and Statistics: , 1981 .

[50]  Mohd Shahizan Othman,et al.  The Role of Social Media for Collaborative Learning to Improve Academic Performance of Students and Researchers in Malaysian Higher Education. , 2015 .

[51]  Mohd Shahizan Othman,et al.  Using Social Media for Research: The Role of Interactivity, Collaborative Learning, and Engagement on the Performance of Students in Malaysian Post-Secondary Institutes , 2015 .

[52]  Hugh C. Davis,et al.  Extending Authoring for Adaptive Learning to Collaborative Authoring , 2011, HCI.

[53]  Alice B. Ruleman.  Social media at the university: a demographic comparison , 2012 .

[54]  Mohd Shahizan Othman,et al.  Social Media for Collaborative Learning and Engagement: Adoption Framework in Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia , 2015 .

[55]  Reynol Junco,et al.  The effect of Twitter on college student engagement and grades , 2011, J. Comput. Assist. Learn..

[56]  Fred D. Davis.  Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, and User Acceptance of Information Technology , 1989, MIS Q..

[57]  Se-Bum Park,et al.  An examination of factors influencing consumer adoption of short message service (SMS) , 2008 .

[58]  Tracy Packiam Alloway,et al.  The impact of engagement with social networking sites (SNSs) on cognitive skills , 2012, Comput. Hum. Behav..

[59]  Vida Zorko,et al.  Factors affecting the way students collaborate in a wiki for English language learning , 2009 .