Exploring the Drivers of Intention to Use Interactive Whiteboards among Malaysia University Students: Does Technology Self-Efficacy Matter?

In Malaysia, its educational system has continually undergone a series of processes and transformations, especially in its curricula and delivery systems. Indeed, such educational reforms were influenced by the latest advancements in educational technology, where changes introduced were meant to equip students with the 21st-century skills as well as to help students face the impending global challenges with greater confidence. Lately, many works of literature have confirmed the advantages of integrating Interactive whiteboard (IWB) in teaching and learning. The aim of this study was to develop a model which demonstrates the variables that affect student teachers' intentions and which also explain their interactions. The proposed IWB intention to use research model is based on prominent educational technology acceptance theories and models. Technology self-efficacy (TSE), Intention to Use (IU), Performance Expectancy (PE), Social Influence (SI) and Effort Expectancy (EE) variables were selected to build a model for this study. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was used for this study to identify the predictors and the model fit. The proposed model has accounted for 47.6% of the variance in the intention to use IWB.