Modeling students’ acceptance of Learning Management System among senior high school students based on modified technology acceptance model: Evidence from Suame Municipality

Abstract

The main purpose of the study was to model students’ acceptance of the learning management system among senior high school students based on the modified Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). The descriptive survey research design was used for this study. The study utilised simple random sampling to select 313 respondents for the study. The instrument used to collect data was questionnaire, and the data collected were analysed using mean, standard deviation, mean of means, Pearson Product Moment Correlation and linear regression. The results of the study revealed that students face technological challenges which inhibit them from utilising LMS in teaching and learning in senior high schools. Again, the result also revealed that socio-cultural factors/dimensions are predictors of students’ acceptance of LMS. Additionally, the study revealed that perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and technological challenges are predictors of students’ LMS acceptance in Senior High Schools in the Kumasi Metropolis. The study, therefore, recommended that the Ghana Education Service should train students and teachers on the use of Learning Management System to help them utilise blended learning. It was recommended that students’ perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness and technological challenges should be considered when adopting an LMS for use in Senior High Schools in Ghana and across the world.