Title
Study on Mobile Augmented Reality Adoption for Mayo Language Learning.
Abstract
This paper presents the results of a study applied to undergraduates in order to know how the cultural dimensions affect their perceptions of the acceptance and use of new technologies in a student-centered learning environment. A total of 85 undergraduate students from the Autonomous Indigenous University of Mexico (UAIM) participated in the study. Each student was asked to use a mobile augmented reality (MAR) application designed to learn Mayo language (language spoken in Northwestern Mexico). Afterwards, the students responded to a survey with items concerning the use and technology acceptance and about cultural dimensions of individualism and uncertainty avoidance. Structural equationmodeling (SEM) was used to analyze the data collected from students. Results provide evidence that the individualism contributes positively to perceived ease of use of the MAR app, and uncertainty avoidance has no impact. The findings showed that the MAR system could be easily used if it includes a natural way to promote collaborative work. In addition, to gain the trust of students, the uncertainty avoidance needs to be reduced by enriching the help information offered for app use.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1155/2016/1069581
MOBILE INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Field
DocType
Volume
Structural equation modeling,Know-how,Computer science,Usability,Knowledge management,Augmented reality,Uncertainty avoidance,Language acquisition,Learning environment,Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory,Applied psychology,Distributed computing
Journal
2016
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
1574-017X
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
5