University of Jordan

About: University of Jordan is a education organization based out in Amman, Jordan. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Medicine. The organization has 7796 authors who have published 13764 publications receiving 213526 citations.

Examining the Main Mobile Learning System Drivers’ Effects: A Mix Empirical Examination of Both the Expectation-Confirmation Model (ECM) and the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)

Abstract: This study aims to investigate the intention to use and actual use of Mobile Learning System (MLS) drivers by students within the UAE higher education setting. A set of factors were chosen to study and test the issue at hand. These factors are social influence, expectation-confirmation, perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, satisfaction, continuous intention and finally the actual use of such MLS. This study adds more light to the MLS context because it combines between two models which are the Information Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Expectation-Confirmation Model (ECM). A set of hypotheses were developed based on such theoretical combination. The data collected from 448 students for the seek of primary data and analyzed using the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) in particular (SmartPLS) to evaluate the developed study model and test the prepared hypotheses. The study found that both social influence and expectation-confirmation factors influence positively perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness and satisfaction and such three drivers influence positively students’ intention to use MLS. Based on previous proposed links, the study confirms that intention to use such mobile educational means affect strongly and positively the actual use. Scholars and practitioners should take care of learners’ intention to use and actual use of MLS and their determinants into more investigation especially the social influence and reference group ones within the educational setting. A set of limitation and future research venues were mentioned in details also.

E-government in Jordan

Abstract: E-governments facilitate the use of information systems in government strategic and operations. This paper reviews the e-government concepts in information society and specially focuses on the government project in Jordan, views some of strategic and technical challenges and risk factors affected the development of electronic government and give some suggestions to overwhelm consequences of these difficulties. Where some of these factors must be identified correctly and as a result should be looked at the risk factors as they are control the success or failure of the project of the e- government.