What best predicts computer proficiency?
Communications of the ACM
Empirical evaluation of the revised technology acceptance model
Management Science
Aware Technologies for Aging in Place: Understanding User Needs and Attitudes
IEEE Pervasive Computing
The Persona Lifecycle: Keeping People in Mind Throughout Product Design
The Persona Lifecycle: Keeping People in Mind Throughout Product Design
How younger and older adults master the usage of hyperlinks in small screen devices
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Understanding age differences in PDA acceptance and performance
Computers in Human Behavior
"How do you know that I don't understand?" A look at the future of intelligent tutoring systems
Computers in Human Behavior
The user is always right: a practical guide to creating and using personas for the web
The user is always right: a practical guide to creating and using personas for the web
Investigating Usability Metrics for the Design and Development of Applications for the Elderly
ICCHP '08 Proceedings of the 11th international conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs
Development and validation of a computer expertise questionnaire for older adults
Behaviour & Information Technology
Human-Computer Interaction
Instruction Formats and Navigation Aids in Mobile Devices
USAB '08 Proceedings of the 4th Symposium of the Workgroup Human-Computer Interaction and Usability Engineering of the Austrian Computer Society on HCI and Usability for Education and Work
Effects of age, cognitive, and personal factors on PDA menu navigation performance
Behaviour & Information Technology
Instructional design for effective and enjoyable computer-supported learning
Computers in Human Behavior
Different Perspectives on Technology Acceptance: The Role of Technology Type and Age
USAB '09 Proceedings of the 5th Symposium of the Workgroup Human-Computer Interaction and Usability Engineering of the Austrian Computer Society on HCI and Usability for e-Inclusion
On some aspects of improving mobile applications for the elderly
UAHCI'07 Proceedings of the 4th international conference on Universal access in human computer interaction: coping with diversity
ERCIM'06 Proceedings of the 9th conference on User interfaces for all
Mobile phone adoption: do existing models adequately capture the actual usage of older adults?
SAICSIT '10 Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Research Conference of the South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists
USAB'10 Proceedings of the 6th international conference on HCI in work and learning, life and leisure: workgroup human-computer interaction and usability engineering
USAB'10 Proceedings of the 6th international conference on HCI in work and learning, life and leisure: workgroup human-computer interaction and usability engineering
A logical approach to web user interface adaptation
USAB'11 Proceedings of the 7th conference on Workgroup Human-Computer Interaction and Usability Engineering of the Austrian Computer Society: information Quality in e-Health
Engaging older people using participatory design
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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Technology acceptance has become a key concept for the successful rollout of technical devices. Though the concept is intensively studied for nearly 20 years now, still, many open questions remain. This especially applies to technology acceptance of older users, which are known to be very sensitive to suboptimal interfaces and show considerable reservations towards the usage of new technology. This study investigates long- und short-term effects on technology acceptance for a personal digital assistant (PDA) in older users. We examined the influence of users' personal factors (computer expertise, technical self-confidence) on acceptance (long-term effects). To assess short-term effects on acceptance, PDA acceptance was measured, after participants were given a PDA tutor training and interacted with a simulated PDA. According to the findings, individual factors largely determine people's acceptance showing that acceptance is mainly influenced by the individuals' learning history with technology. Though, also the tutorial training significantly affected acceptance outcomes, especially in the older group.