Determinants of Teacher Attitudes and Innovative Use of Wearable Technology

Digital technologies, such as wearables, offer immense potential for active and enhanced interactive, collaborative, and immersive learning. Wearable technologies are digital devices that can be worn on or near the human body as accessories or clothing. Interest and innovativeness in the educational...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on learning technologies 2024, Vol.17, p.1402-1413
Main Authors: Almusawi, Hashem A., Durugbo, Christopher M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Biomedical monitoring
Computer Assisted Instruction
Digital technology
Education
Personal innovativeness
Physical Education
physical education (PE)
Physical Education Teachers
Position measurement
Structural Equation Models
Teacher attitudes
Teachers
Technological innovation
Training
Wearable computers
Wearable devices
Wearable Health Monitoring Systems
Wearable technology
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Summary:Digital technologies, such as wearables, offer immense potential for active and enhanced interactive, collaborative, and immersive learning. Wearable technologies are digital devices that can be worn on or near the human body as accessories or clothing. Interest and innovativeness in the educational use of such technologies depend on teacher attitudes, and a significant challenge for education and technology research is examining the factors that relate to these attitudes. The aim of this study is to examine the determinants of teacher attitudes toward wearables and their influence on personal innovativeness in the use of wearable technology. The study involves a cross-sectional survey of 346 physical education teachers. Using partial least squared structural equation modeling, the study provides new analytical insights into affectiveness, teacher beliefs, and perceived mattering, as a triad of determining factors for teacher attitudes and personal innovativeness in wearable technology use. Results reflect the need for institutional initiatives to foster positive attitudes and perceptions toward wearables and for teacher upskilling through training and development in innovative use of digital technologies.
ISSN:1939-1382
2372-0050
DOI:10.1109/TLT.2024.3386464