Analysis of utility and use of a web-based tool for digital signal processing teaching by means of a technological acceptance model

  • Authors:

  • S. L. Toral;F. Barrero;M. R. Martínez-Torres

  • Affiliations:

  • Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Seville, Avda. Camino de los, Descubrimientos s/n, Seville 41092, Spain;Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Seville, Avda. Camino de los, Descubrimientos s/n, Seville 41092, Spain;Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Seville, Avda. Camino de los, Descubrimientos s/n, Seville 41092, Spain

  • Venue:
  • Computers & Education
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

This paper presents an exploratory study about the development of a structural and measurement model for the technological acceptance (TAM) of a web-based educational tool. The aim consists of measuring not only the use of this tool, but also the external variables with a significant influence in its use for planning future improvements. The tool, designed with ShockwaveTM and Macromedia DirectorTM, is a web-based educational environment that has been applied as a teaching methodology in an undergraduate course involved with modern microprocessors architectures and applications. The proposed methodology may be extensible to similar tools and tries to fill the lack of scientific studies in the validation and acceptance of computer-based educational tools.