Critical success factors for adoption of web-based learning management systems in Tanzania

Authors : Edda Tandi Lwoga
Published : International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology (IJEDICT), 2014, Vol. 10, Issue 1, pp. 4-21

Keyword : Web-based  learning management system, e-learning systems, IS success model, Tanzania, Africa

Abstract

This paper examines factors that predict students'  continual  usage intention of web-based learning content management systems  in Tanzania, with a specific focus at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Science (MUHAS). This study sent a questionnaire surveys to 408 first year undergraduate students, with a rate of return of 66.7This study adapted the information system success  (ISS) model,  and it used structural equation modelling (SEM) for data analysis.  The results show that quality-related factors (instructor and system) were a key predictor of perceived usefulness and user satisfaction, and that information quality  was found to significantly affect perceived usefulness. Further, perceived usefulness was a key determinant of user satisfaction, which in turn predicted continual usage intention of students within the e-learning system under the analysis.  The  researcher’s  paper  is  among  the  few  exploratory  studies  that  examines constructs of IS success model in the e-learning systems in sub-Saharan Africa, and Tanzania in particular,  and  presents  e-learning  success  factors  that  should  be  of  value  to  higher learning institutions management,  e-learning systems designers and providers,  and instructors  when planning and implementing e-learning projects in the region and beyond.