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A Systematic Review of the Technology Acceptance Model for the Sustainability of Higher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Identified Research Gaps

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Rosli, Mohd Shafie, Saleh, Nor Shela, Md. Ali, Azlah, Abu Bakar, Suaibah, Mohd Tahir, Lokman·2022·Sustainability
DOI 10.3390/su141811389
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Over the past three decades, the Technology Acceptance model (TAM) has garnered considerable attention in higher education. COVID-19 boosted the development of TAM as multiple studies were rapidly undertaken during the pandemic. This, however, created a gap in our current understanding of the directions and trends of TAM advancement. The purpose of this study is to obtain insight into the advancement of TAM throughout the pandemic. It would assist researchers in comprehending the advancement and direction of TAM studies in higher education, such as gaining an understanding of the prevalent external variables for TAM, the statistical analysis employed, research methodologies, the technologies studied, and the geographic location of the research conducted. Finally, research gaps and future directions for TAM studies are presented. A systematic review utilizing PRISMA was conducted on 104 sampled publications. It was found that self-efficacy, subjective norms, experience, and enjoyment were the external variables most frequently used in TAM, while internal motivation received minimal attention. The existing studies have focused mainly on student samples, so further investigation is needed into lecturers, higher education personnel, and mixed groups. Further study is also required on qualitative and mixed methods, with the partial least square structural equation model currently dominating statistical analysis. Future technologies such as 5G, AI, cloud computing, augmented reality, virtual reality, and BYOD represent new TAM-related research gaps. The majority of studies have been undertaken in Asian countries, such as China and those in southeast Asia. This new systematic literature review provides insight into the trend of TAM advancement in the sustainability of higher education during the pandemic, the identified research gaps, and recommendations for future research directions. These findings also serve as a reference for future research by enhancing the foundation established by previous reviews and research on TAM, thereby facilitating the model’s ongoing expansion.

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Authors
Rosli, M. S., Saleh, N. S., Md. Ali, A., Abu Bakar, S., & Mohd Tahir, L.
Affiliations
  • University of Technology Malaysia (MY)
  • Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia (MY)
  • School of Human Resource Development and Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia
  • School of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia
Corresponding author
Rosli, Mohd Shafie
ORCID
Venue
Sustainability
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2022-09-10
Volume
14
Issue
18
Pages
11389
ISSN
2071-1050 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3390/su141811389
OpenAlex
W4295408927
Cited by
126
References
168
Citations by year
2026: 42 · 2025: 32 · 2024: 34 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 4
FWCI
3.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Sustainability (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • Ministry of Higher Education and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (Q.J130000.2553.21H23)
  • Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (Q.J130000.2553.21H23)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
  • Social Sciences › Education › Educational Innovations and Technology
  • Social Sciences › Education › Education during COVID-19 pandemic
Keywords
technology acceptance model, higher education, COVID-19 pandemic, sustainability of higher education, research trends, research gaps, self-efficacy, subjective norms, technology adoption, student technology use, 5G, artificial intelligence in education, cloud computing, augmented reality, virtual reality, Bring Your Own Device, university employees

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