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Exploring Factors Affecting Acceptance Attitudes of Robot-Based Education in Special Education: Based on the Technology Acceptance Model  

Baek, Je-Eun (익산궁동초등학교)
Kim, Kyung-Hyun (원광대학교 사범대학 교육학과)
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The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education / v.20, no.2, 2017 , pp. 35-45 More about this Journal
Abstract
Factors influencing the attitude towards the use of robot-based instruction in special education are explored using the technology acceptance model (TAM). Their interrelatedness is also analyzed. Research data were obtained via a questionnaire survey of elementary, middle, and high school special education teachers in North Chungcheong Province. The results reveal that three factors influence the attitude towards using robot-based instruction in special education: perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and social influence. Of these, perceived usefulness exerts the strongest influence. Perceived ease of use was found to be influenced by personal innovation and social influence, and perceived usefulness is influenced by perceived ease of use and personal innovation. Efforts should be made to induce a receptive attitude towards the use of robot-based instruction among teachers for its stable acceptance.
Keywords
Robot-Based Education; Special Education; Technology Acceptance Model; Acceptance Attitude;
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