Fong Ben Y F, Yee Hilary H L, Ng Tommy K C, Law Vincent T S
College of Professional and Continuing Education, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
Int Rev Educ. 2022;68(3):389-407. doi: 10.1007/s11159-022-09957-7. Epub 2022 Jul 15.
The use of technology to facilitate better living and learning is gaining popularity worldwide. More and more older adults are technology users and participating in online learning. While there is ample research examining the factors affecting older adults' behavioural intention to use technology more generally, less is known about their views of using technology in online learning environments. Applying the (MATOA) developed by Kenneth Hsiche Wang et al., the authors of the study presented here investigated the attitudes of older adults towards technology adoption for online learning. They interviewed 20 adults aged 52-73 who had enrolled in a diploma course in a higher educational institution in Hong Kong. The results show that participants held favourable attitudes towards online learning after several practice sessions. While they had confidence in their future use of technology, they stated that the availability of technical and social support affected their intention of continuous learning using technology in online settings.
利用技术促进更好的生活和学习在全球范围内越来越受欢迎。越来越多的老年人成为技术使用者并参与在线学习。虽然有大量研究普遍考察影响老年人使用技术的行为意向的因素，但对于他们在在线学习环境中使用技术的看法却知之甚少。本文的研究作者运用Kenneth Hsiche Wang等人开发的《技术接受与使用模型》（MATOA），调查了老年人对采用技术进行在线学习的态度。他们采访了20名年龄在52岁至73岁之间、在香港一所高等教育机构注册了文凭课程的成年人。结果表明，经过几次实践课程后，参与者对在线学习持积极态度。虽然他们对自己未来使用技术有信心，但他们表示，技术和社会支持的可获得性影响了他们在在线环境中持续使用技术学习的意向。
