Studying the Levels Using It by Faculty Members of Governmental Universities of Isfahan Province According to the Concerned Based Adoption Model: a comparative investigation

Zamani, Bibi Eshrat; Abdollahi, Seyyed Magid; Babadi Akashe, Zahra; Soleimani, Nasim

Studying the Levels Using It by Faculty Members of Governmental Universities of Isfahan Province According to the Concerned Based Adoption Model: a comparative investigation

Authors

Bibi Eshrat Zamani

Seyyed magid Abdollahi

Zahra Babadi Akashe

Nasim Soleimani

Abstract

Abstract: The main purpose of the present article was to study the levels of
using IT (information technology) by faculty members of governmental
universities of Isfahan province according to the Concerned Based Adoption
Model (CBAM). Another purpose of this study was comparing the levels of faculty members' computer usage by demographic information such as
gender, academic majors, and the kind of university. The research was
descriptive and correlation one. The research sample included 132 faculty
members of Isfahan universities that were chosen randomly according to
proportional categorizing method from Medicine and Industrial universities.
The standardized questionnaire for measuring levels of computer usage in
ducation was used to collect data. The analysis of data collected was done
by using “t-test", "ANOVA" correlation, and correspondence tables. Results
ndicated usage according to the CBAM (from readiness to normal level) 2) faculty
members of Isfahan university compared to Medicine and Industrial
universities, Humanities compared to other majors, and female compared to
male faculty members were in the lower level of usage 3) faculty members
ge did not have significant relationship with the level of their IT usage.

Keywords

Information and communication technology

integrating technology

Concerned Based Adoption Model CBAM)

Learning Environment