Asia  à  Philippines  à  Negros  Island  

Silliman  University  Luce  Auditorium  

Silliman  University’s  Gate  of  Opportunity  

Assembly  Hall,  Silliman  University  

Dumaguete  City  Boulevard  Dumaguete  City  Belfry  

Provincial  Capitol  of  Negros  Oriental  

Gereo  A.  Patrimonio,  RN  gpatrimonio88@gmail.com  

MIS  Graduate  Program  Silliman  University  

Dumaguete  City  6200  Philippines  

§  As  catalyzed  by  the  internaFonal  trend,  eLearning  in  the  Philippines  is  gaining  momentum.  

§  Silliman  University’s  Strategic  Plan  for  SY  2008  -­‐2016  spelled  out  eLearning  curricular  integraFon  and  development  through  research.  

§  Results  of  the  study  may  serve  as  Silliman  University’s  management  decision-­‐making  tool  in  realizing  their  strategic  plan.  

Ascertain  the  level  of  acceptance  for  an  eTest  Generator  by  answering  the  following  research  quesFons:  

1.  What  is  the  level  of  perceived  usefulness  of  an  eTest  Generator  as  an  eLearning  tool?  

2.  What  is  the  level  of  perceived  ease  of  use  of  an  eTest  Generator  as  an  eLearning  tool?  

3.  Is  there  a  relaFonship  between  perceived  usefulness  and  perceived  ease  of  use  of  an  eTest  Generator  as  an  eLearning  tool?  

Ø  AXtude  paradigm  of  Fishbein  and  Ajzen:  1.  specifies  how  to  measure  the  behavior-­‐relevant  

components  of  aXtudes,  2.  disFnguishes  between  beliefs  and  aXtudes,  and  3.  specifies  how  external  sFmuli  are  causally  linked  to  

beliefs,  aXtudes,  and  behavior.  

Ø  The  gap  between  success  in  informaFon  system  (IS)  and  its  users  can  be  bridged  by  determining  the  users’  level  of  acceptance  prior  to  the  development  and  implementaFon  of  the  IS  (Davis,  1993).  

Technology  Acceptance  Model  (TAM)  of  Fred  D.  Davis  

Ø  ProspecFve  user’s  overall  aXtude  toward  using  a  given  system  is  hypothesized  to  be  a  major  determinant  of  whether  or  not  he/she  actually  uses  it.  

Ø  AXtude  toward  using  (ATU)  is  a  funcFon  to  2  beliefs/cogniFve  responses:  1.  Perceived  usefulness  (PU)  2.  Perceived  ease  of  use  (PEU)  

Ø  DescripFve-­‐correlaFve  method  Ø  Survey  quesFonnaire  Ø  StaFsFcal  treatment  of  data  

1.  Frequency  and  Percentage  2.  Weighted  Means  3.  Pearson  Product-­‐Moment  CorrelaFon  Coefficient  

The  Likert  Scales  used  to  calibrate  respondents’  self-­‐assessment  

The  Subject:  SUCN  PopulaPon  DistribuPon  of  Faculty  and  AdministraPon  for  SY  2012-­‐2013  

26  responded  to  the  survey  that  resulted  to  a  56.52%  response  rate  

Summary  of  Respondents’  Demography    

Weighted  Mean  DistribuPon  of  Respondents’  Self  Assessment    

Range  ComputaPon:    

The  Instrument:  (adapted  from  Davis,  1991)  

Test  for  Significance  of  the  RelaPonship  between  PU  and  PEU  

The  Instrument:  (adapted  from  Davis,  1991)  

Answering  the  Research  QuesPons:  1.  What  is  the  level  of  perceived  usefulness  of  an  eTest  Generator  as  an  eLearning  tool  

among  the  respondents?  With  a  high  weighted  mean  of  5.8,  the  respondents  perceived  eTest  as  a  useful  eLearning  tool  for  SUCN.  

2.  What  is  the  level  of  perceived  ease  of  use  of  an  eTest  Generator  as  an  eLearning  tool  among  the  respondents?  

With  a  high  weighted  mean  of  5.2,  the  respondents  perceived  eTest  Generator  as  somewhat  easy  to  use  as  an  eLearning  tool  for  SUCN.    

3.  Is  there  a  relaFonship  between  the  perceived  usefulness  and  perceived  ease  of  use  of  an  eTest  Generator  as  an  eLearning  tool.  

Using  Pearson  Product-­‐Moment  CorrelaGon  Coefficient,  with  (p-­‐value  =  0.0001)  <  (α  =  0.05),  the  data  provide  enough  evidence  that  there  is  a  significant  posiGve  relaGonship  between  the  two  variables  –  perceived  usefulness  and  perceived  ease  of  use.    

In  general,  respondents  perceived  eTest  Generator  as  an  acceptable  eLearning  tool  because  it  is  useful  and  somewhat  easy  to  use  for  SUCN.    

²  The   TAM   of   Davis   has   significantly   helped   the  researcher   ascertained   the   percepPon   level   among  the   faculty   and   administraPon   of   Silliman  University’s  College  of  Nursing  for  the  development  of   an   eTest   Generator   as   eLearning   tool   for   the  department.  

²  Results   of   the   study   provided   useful   insights   that  Silliman   University’s   College   of   Nursing   will   accept  and   use   should   eTest   Generator   be   developed   and  deployed  as  an  eLearning  tool.  

²  Highly   recommended   to   the   management   of  Silliman   University   that   eTest   Generator   be  developed   and   deployed   to   the   College   of   Nursing  for   the   use   of   its   faculty   and   administraPon   as   an  eLearning  tool.  

²  The   use   of   eTest   Generator   as   an   eLearning   tool  fosters   the   realizaPon   of   Silliman   University’s  strategic  plan.    

One  can  tell  how  important  something  is  today  by  measuring  its  poten>al  future  impact  on  

every  organiza>on.      

–  Dave  E.  Marcial,  PhD