Mediating effect of behavioural intention on podcast acceptance
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Mediating effect of behavioural intention on podcast acceptance Adu Emmanuel Ifedayo 1
& Azidah
Abu Ziden 1 & Aziah Binti Ismail 1
Received: 2 September 2020 / Accepted: 9 November 2020/ # Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract This research contributes to knowledge in mediating effect of lecturers’ behavioural intention towards the acceptance of podcasts technology in universities. A crosssectional quantitative research design was involved in this study. Also, a total of eight hundred and twenty-nine (829) lecturers participated in this research from three different south-west Nigeria Federal universities. The research instrument was titled lecturer’s acceptance questionnaire (LAQ) with a calculated Cronbach’s alpha of .919, which confirmed the instrument validity. The gathered data was analysed by using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The formulated hypothesis was tested at .05 level of significance. The result from descriptive analysis of data suggested that behavioural intention was at a low level among lecturers and the results of hypothesis testing revealed the effect of behavioural intention as partial mediator of podcast acceptance. Based on these findings relevant conclusions and recommendations were suggested in this research. Keywords Mediating effect . Behavioural intention . Podcast acceptance . Educational
technology use
* Adu Emmanuel Ifedayo [email protected] Azidah Abu Ziden [email protected] Aziah Binti Ismail [email protected]
1
School of Educational Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia, P.M.B 11800, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia
Education and Information Technologies
1 Introduction Podcasts are online resources meant for teaching and learning purposes. Podcasts are useful for student centered form of instruction by providing learners with options to learn at their own pace and convenience. Podcasts are ubiquitous online resources which are accessible through iPhones, android phones and computer systems. Podcasts are easy to use technology for instruction as it provides flexible options to lecturers for exploring varieties of approaches towards lectures. Podcasts are downloadable online resources through digital mobile technologies (Clarke et al. 2020). However, there are limited research evidences that adequately addressed the mediating effect of behavioural intention on podcast acceptance in Nigeria universities. Previous research dealt with issues regarding podcasts without considering the mediating effect of behavioural intention towards podcast acceptance in a developing country context like Nigeria. For instance, Torres (2011) previous research investigated podcasting issues without addressing the effect of behavioural intention on podcasts utilisation. This research is significant to universal audience by providing empirical backing in the light of scarcity of logical evidences to adequately explain the mediating effect of lecturers’ behavioural intention towards podcast acceptance in universities. This research has not
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