Students’ perception of computer assisted instruction in Hong Kong Higher Education

Technological advancement today has impacted many aspects of life and led to new and innovative ways of learning. Technological developments continue to offer new experiences in both theory and practice of learning, teaching and growing for those in higher education. The way education is being provided in Hong Kong has been changed significantly. Whenever new technologies and services is presented, it needs to be adopted by its users. The acceptance and use of computer-assisted instruction can be influenced by different factors. The objective of this survey is to examine the factors that have an impact on students’ perceptions about the use and acceptance of computer-assisted instruction, including the teaching learning process through CAI alone and the using CAI as a supplement to the conventional instruction. Survey will be conducted and the samples will be collected from students at universities in Hong Kong. The samples include students with varying personal characteristics such as gender, age, grade level, mode of study, as well as previous experience in using technology for learning. Owing to various backgrounds of students, their perception in the use of technology will be different and their motivation in the use of technology will also be different. Therefore, the comparison will be made between students based on various demographic characteristics. Moreover, a modified Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) would be used to estimate students’ perceived ease of use, usefulness and the acceptance of students (Venkatesh, Morris, Davis, & Davis, 2000). This study would take a glance at the educational technology using habit of students in order to know in what extent CAI would be accepted.