A Study on the Impact of Learning Management System on Students of the University of Jordan
- 1 Department of Computer Science, King Abdullah II School for Information Technology, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
- 2 Department of Computer Information Systems, King Abdullah II School for Information Technology, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
- 3 Department of Computer Science, King Abdullah II School for Information Technology, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Abstract
Despite of the advantages of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) which makes our lives easier, faster, and more connected, the development of ICT is pushing the countries in the direction of ICT applications. The higher education is one of the sectors that try to adopt one of ICT applications through E-learning and using (Moodle) as learning management system. This paper finds out the impact of Moodle on students through examining the students’ acceptance of the system using TAM model. This study was carried out by some teaching members of the Faculty of King Abdullah II School for Information Technology at the University of Jordan during the spring semester of the academic year 2013/2014. The results of this study firm the original TAM’s findings and reveal that the faculties of students and number of previously E-learning courses have an influence on perceive ease of use and perceived usefulness while the level of the academic year and GPA have no significant influence on perceived ease of use. Even though, they have affected on perceived usefulness. Finally, the student’s skills on computer with student’s difficulty in reading from the screen affect perceived ease of use but, it has been found that they have no influence on perceived usefulness.
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