An Investigation on the Effects of Motivation in Mobile-Assisted Language Learning Based on Path Analysis

• In Event: Poster Session 19
  In Poster Session: Poster Session: Research on Mobile Learning

Abstract

This study examines the relationships among motivation, some critical variables related to technology adoption, and students’ behavioral intention in Mobile-assisted language learning (MALL). To test the hypothesized model through a path analysis, 169 survey responses were collected from undergraduate students who are second language learners of English in a research university in China. It is found that although motivation did not have a direct influence on students’ behavioral intention in MALL, it had a positive influence on students’ behavioral intention through the two intervening variables, perceived usefulness and task technology fit. Perceived ease of use, however, did not associate with students’ behavioral intention directly, nor could it be predicted by motivation.

Authors

• Yanyan Sun, East China Normal University

• Fei Gao, Bowling Green State University