• Educational Technology International
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.69-92
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to examine middle school teachers' use of technology and problem-based learning (PBL) in their teaching practice. Factors related to teachers' use of technology and PBL are also investigated including: teachers' computer and Internet skills, feelings of preparedness to use the Internet, attitudes toward the use of web resources, pedagogical beliefs, science teaching efficacy, and the use of general teaching strategies. Twenty-seven middle school science, math, and technology teachers participated in the study. Research results describe the participants as slightly proficient in computer and Internet skills, positive toward use of web resources, and neutral on feelings of preparedness toward use of computer and the Internet. Participants also tended toward constructivist pedagogical beliefs and used various teaching strategies. They, however, reported low science teaching efficacy. Teachers' use of computers and the Internet correlated with pedagogical beliefs and feelings of preparedness toward the use of computers and the Internet. The study also found the relationships between the use of PBL and teachers' computer and internet skills, pedagogical beliefs, and the use of general teaching strategies. Also discussed are meaningful implications for teachers' professional development, especially for the programs designed to facilitate the use of web-enhanced PBL.

• Educational Technology International
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.23-55
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• 2021

Under the context of the recent curriculum reform in Mongolia emphasizing technology integration in schools, the main purpose of this study was to examine external and internal factors that influence teachers' use of technology. This study aimed to investigate structural relationships between school support, technology use, and TPACK (Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge) among Mongolian secondary school teachers. This study was conducted with 208 secondary school teachers in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Data were collected through an instrument that measures three factors: teachers' use of technology, TPACK, and school support. The results indicate that TPACK has a partial mediation effect on the relationship between school support and the use of technology. The contribution of this study lies that it examines the complex relationships between internal and external factors affecting teachers' technology integration, especially among Mongolian teachers who are less researched in the existing literature.

• 한국정보시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보시스템학회 2004년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.202-213
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• 2004

An effective use of information and communications technology is thought of as critical for achieving corporate competitiveness. This study identifies patterns of corporate use of communications technology, and examines how the use of those technologies is associated with business strategies and the level of information intensity. A survey study on a sample of Korean corporations shows that the use of communications technology is closely related both to business strategy and information intensity, and that communications technologies can be divided into two types in terms of their usage pattern. The structured communication technology is found to be related to the tools and services that support structured tasks, and the The unstructured technology to the tools the use of which is less structured and more flexible. Cost-based strategy is found to be closely related to the use of structured communication technology, while differentiation strategy is closely related to the use of unstructured communication technology.

• 복식문화연구
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.409-419
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• 2020

Building on Technology Readiness and Acceptance Model(TRAM), the study aimed to examine how technology readiness affects consumers' perceptions of ease of use, usefulness, and risk, which in turn predict their intention to use retail service robots. Specifically, the study proposed that technology readiness motivators (optimism and innovativeness) would influence perceived ease of use and usefulness, while technology readiness inhibitors (discomfort and insecurity) would affect perceived risk. The study further examined if the perception factors (ease of use, usefulness, and risk) contribute to intention to use retail service robots. A survey method was used with data collected from Korean consumers. The final sample size was 418. The data was analyzed using structural equation modeling. Findings of the study revealed that technology readiness motivators positively affected perceived ease of use and usefulness while innovativeness had no impact on usefulness. All the inhibitors increased perceived risk. Lastly, as hypothesized, perceptions of ease of use, usefulness, and risk predicted intention to use retail service robots. This study extended the retail technology literature by applying and validating TRAM to the context of consumer acceptance of retail service robots. The study further helped marketers and retailers by highlighting the importance of technology readiness in improving consumer perceptions and responses towards retail service robots.

• Educational Technology International
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.1-29
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• 2020

Despite the existing body of literature focusing on the effects of one-to-one mobile technology integration in teaching and learning, research discussed that the determinants of mobile technology acceptance and use in secondary school settings are still unclear. Hence, this study examined the extent to which determinants influence high school students' behavioral intention to use one-to-one mobile technology for learning. The newly proposed model incorporated three additional constructs beyond those in the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model, including computer self-efficacy, attitude toward using technology and computer anxiety, as suggested by recent literature. Data were collected from 247 U.S. Midwestern high school students who participated in an online survey. Using a structural equation modeling approach, this study established construct validity for the nine-construct extended UTAUT model to assess high school students' intention to use mobile technology. The results of structural relations in the proposed model showed that their behavioral intention to use mobile technology was significantly predicted by social influence and attitude toward using technology. Also, their strong behavioral intention and facilitating conditions were associated with frequent use of mobile technology in learning. Discussion, implications, and conclusion were addressed in this study.

• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.730-742
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• 2019

This study investigated the influence of the perceived characteristics of AR fashion retail technology on value co-creation and continued use intention. This study also examines the moderating role of technology readiness in the effects of the perceived characteristics of AR fashion retail technology on value co-creation. A total of 241 university students who had experience using AR fashion retail technology completed the questionnaire. The results were as follows. First, there were five factors in the perceived characteristics of AR fashion retail technology: presence, aesthetic attractiveness, ease of use, shopping usefulness, and perceived enjoyment. Second, aesthetic attractiveness, shopping usefulness, and perceived enjoyment had positive impacts on value co-creation. Third, value co-creation had a positive impact on continued use intention of AR retail technology. Fourth, there were significant differences in the effect of aesthetic attractiveness and shopping usefulness on value co-creation by the innovativeness dimension of technology readiness. Fifth, there was a significant difference in the effect of ease of use on value co-creation by the optimism dimension of technology readiness. The results of this study should provide guidance for marketers or retailers interested in the application of AR fashion retail technology in their stores.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.221-229
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• 2015

본 연구의 목적은 교수활동에서 테크놀로지 수용의도에 영향을 미치는 요인을 규명하고, 이를 높이기 위한 구체적인 전략을 모색하는 데 있다. 본 연구에서는 TAM모형을 기반으로 TPACK, 테크노스트레스, 혁신성, 지각된 사용용이성, 지각된 유용성이 테크놀로지 수용의도에 영향을 미칠 것으로 가정하였다. 가설적 연구모형을 검증하기 위해 2014년도 2학기에 공통교직과목 "교육방법 및 교육공학"을 수강한 예비교사 254명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였다. 구조방정식 모델링 분석을 통한 연구결과, TPACK은 테크노스트레스에 영향을 미쳤으며, 지각된 용이성은 지각된 유용성에 영향을 미치는 것으로 드러났다. 또한 TPACK, 테크노스트레스, 지각된 유용성은 테크놀로지 수용의도에 영향을 미쳤으나, 혁신성과 지각된 용이성은 수용의도에 영향을 미치지 못하였다. 위와 같은 연구결과는 TPACK, 테크노스트레스, 지각된 유용성이 교수활동에서의 테크놀로지 수용의도에 중요한 역할을 하는 변수임을 시사하였다. 이에 본 연구는 교수활동에서 테크놀로지 수용의도를 높이기 위한 방안을 마련하는데 있어 기초적인 토대를 제공하는데 기여할 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.217-223
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• 2016

본 연구는 예비유아교사들의 테크놀로지 활용의도에 영향을 미치는 테크놀로지에 대한 지각된 사용용이성, 지각된 유용성, 테크노스트레스 변인들 간의 예측력을 규명하는 것을 목적으로 하였다. 이를 위해 예비유아교사 교육을 받고 있는 64명 대학생을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하고 중다회귀분석을 통해 분석하였다. 연구결과 첫째, 지각된 사용 용이성은 지각된 유용성에 유의한 영향을 미친것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 지각된 사용용이성은 테크노스트레스에 부적인 영향을 미친 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로 지각된 유용성은 테크놀로지 활용의도에 유의한 영향을 미쳤으나 테크노스트레스는 테크놀로지 활용의도에 부적인 영향을 미친 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과를 통해서 예비유아교사들이 테크놀로지를 보다 쉽게 사용할 수 있고 테크노스트레스를 완화할 수 있도록 테크놀로지 사용에 관한 다양한 교육의 기회가 주어져야 할 것으로 보인다. 나아가 테크놀로지가 유아교육환경에서 유용한 교수학습매체로서 활용될 수 있는 다양한 전략들이 개발되어져야 할 것이다.

• 청정기술
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.34-46
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• 1995

Clean Technology goes beyond Clean-UP (or "End of PiPe) Technologies to include Pollution prevention, waste minimisation, and cleaner production. However, the concept of Clean Technology goes deeper than changes in technology, to ways in which human needs can be satisfied sustainably. In other words, Clean Technology, concentrates on delivering a human benefit rather than making a product. Introducing cleaner technology may therefore involve new commercial relationships as well as new technological practices. In some economic sectors, this involves leasing or providing a service rather than selling a product. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is an important tool in Clean Technology. LCA involves determining all the resources used and all the wastes and emissions produced in providing the human benefit. Use of LCA ensures that improved environmental performance in one part of the Life Cycle is not achieved merely at the expense of more environmental damage elsewhere. Going beyond LCA, the concepts of Life Cycle Design and "metabolised" use of materials are approaches to obtain maximum benefit from materials as they pass through the human economy. "Closed-loop" use can be a component of clean technology. Looking beyond simple re-use and recycling, a material may pass through a "cascade of uses". typically a series of applications with progressively lower performance specifications. Closed-loop use necessarily involves a change in commercial practice, because the material or product must be recovered after use.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.125-137
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• 2019

This study determined the impact of 'Fashion Augmented Reality (FAR)' acceptance factors based on the model of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) on consumer attitudes, intention to use technology, and fashion product purchase intention. A survey asked participants to have an AR experience using a FAR app to understand FAR in advance. Data were analyzed factor analysis and stepwise regression using SPSS. The results are as follows. First, the factor analysis classified the acceptance variables of FAR technology into 'social relations', 'shopping effectiveness', and 'easy to use FAR'. Second, among the three factors of FAR acceptance, 'shopping effectiveness' is statistically more influential on positive attitudes towards FAR. However, 'easy to use' factor was more influential on 'the intention to use technology' as well as 'purchase intention'. Third, 'social relations' were identified as an important factor affecting 'consumer attitudes', 'intention to use technology' and 'purchase intention' which are not well covered in fashion technology research. In addition, 'the intention to use technology' was found to be influential on 'purchase intention' and indicated the importance of easiness of FAR to enhance purchase intention.