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Factors Affecting the Use of Digital Mathematics Textbooks in Indonesia

Mathematics
Journal · Vol. 10 · Issue 11 · Art. 1808
Abstract

Digital mathematics textbooks differ from traditional printed textbooks in, among other things, their dynamic structural elements, representing a potential that traditional textbooks cannot fulfil. Notably, dynamic structural elements, i.e., multimodal representations of mathematics, could be of particular importance for learning, which is why the scientific interest in digital mathematics textbooks has increased in recent years and many digital textbooks have been developed. However, research related to predicting teacher usage behavior of digital textbooks is still limited. Therefore, this research aims to analyze the predictors that may influence the intentions of mathematics teachers and the actual usage of digital textbooks by applying the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). Data were collected from 277 teachers in West Java Province, Indonesia, and analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results indicated that Performance Expectancy (PE) is the biggest significant factor, followed by Social Influence (SI), that influences the Behavioral Intention (BI) of mathematics teachers to use digital textbooks in Indonesia. Effort Expectancy (EE) does not affect the intention to use a digital textbook. In turn, BI has the largest and most significant effect on teachers’ actual usage of digital textbooks. This result contributes to the understanding of the predictors that can increase the use of digital textbooks by mathematics teachers. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

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technology adoption Future Education digital textbook mathematics teacher UTAUT model

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Author Affiliations
Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Department of STEM Education, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Upper Austria, Austria
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, Guangxi, China
Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Funding & Acknowledgements
Grant: JGY2022053
Funding: This research was funded by Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Postgraduate Education Innovation Project (JGY2022053).
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