A Causal Relationship Model of Cloud Computing Technology Acceptance toward Bachelor Degree Students
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Cloud computing technology is nowadays increasingly used in education, whereas most users are still concerned about its security that in turn affects their acceptance to use. Previous research mostly focused on applying cloud technology in the education area more than analysing factors influencing student acceptance of cloud computing. Therefore, this research aimed to develop a causal relationship model affecting bachelor degree students’ acceptance of cloud computing to verify the consistency of the model with the empirical data, and to study direct influence, indirect influence, and combined influence. The data was collected using online questionnaires from 230 samples who were university students at bachelor’s degree level. The model was analyzed by LISREL program.
The results found that the causal relationship model for higher education students' adoption of cloud computing was consistent with empirical data at a good level: Chi-square (c2) = 16.83, df = 11, c2/df = 1.53, GFI = 0.98, CFI = 0.99, AGFI = 0.93, p-value = 0.11, RMSEA = 0.04 and SRMR = 0.01. Moreover, all factors used in the model could explain 79.00% of the variances of behavioral intention to use cloud computing. Therefore, this model could be adapted to create related policies or guidelines for building more students’ acceptance of using the cloud to store and use their data.
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