Student's Attitude toward Webcast Lecture: An Online Survey Result

This paper reports the result of an online survey that has been conducted to observe students’ attitude toward webcast lecture. The research model was based on Technology Acceptance Model, in which attitude is a function of perceived ease of use as well as perceived usefulness. It was hypothesized that perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness affect positively with the overall user satisfaction about webcast lecture, which in turn affect attitude toward webcast lecture. The results were consistent with the TAM. However, perceived ease of use shows no effect on user satisfaction. This paper also discusses motivating factors of webcast lecture usage as well as its inhibiting factors.

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