Acceptance and Use (EDP) of Continuing Learning for Egyptian University Students During Periods of Health Epidemics

Abstract

The research aimed to reveal the factors that affect the adoption of technology during the epidemic period for Egyptian university students by studying the impact of independent (external) variables represented in students confidence in digital platform technology (SCDPT), expected performance (EP), expected efforts (EE), facilitating conditions (FC), social impact (SI) on the (internal) dependent variable represented by behavioral intention (BI) to make a system. A questionnaire was utilized to acquire information on the adoption and usage of digital educational platforms using the UTAUT paradigm. In addition, faculty members reached out to students using digital educational media, knowing they use them. The sample size is 450 students from three Egyptian universities (Damietta - Mansoura - Port Said) in the faculties of specific education, commerce, and literature during the Corona pandemic period (6-12-2020 to 27-12-2020). These faculties represent a model for the rest of the colleges in the governorates of the Arab Republic of Egypt (Damietta University 150 students - Mansoura University 200 students - Port Said University 100 students). The research found several results, the most critical being: There is an effect (of trust, expected performance, expected effort, social impact) on students' behavioral intention (BI) to adopt (EDP) to continue learning during the epidemic in the mentioned governorates.