College students' intentions to use e-portfolios: From the perspectives of career-commitment status and weblog-publication behaviours

Authors: Tzeng, Jeng-Yi¹; Chen, Ssu-Han²

Source: British Journal of Educational Technology, Volume 43, Number 1, 1 January 2012 , pp. 163-176(14)

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The growing popularity of a school-wide e-portfolio system in colleges and universities has raised concerns regarding whether students will use it or consider it important to have an e-portfolio system, especially when its use is not required by their curriculum. This study investigated college students' intentions to use and the students' attitudes towards using an e-portfolio system, and did so from the perspectives of career-commitment status and weblog-publication behaviours. The results indicate that career-commitment status substantially influences college students' intentions and attitudes relative to using an e-portfolio system. Also, overlap in the functions of weblogs and e-portfolios (which allow people to use them interchangeably) does not directly result in higher or lower levels of intention to use an e-portfolio system. A composite system providing career services, goal-oriented self-presentation and personality-driven self-expression is recommended.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8535.2010.01165.x

Affiliations: 1: Center for Teacher Education at National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan 2: National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Publication date: 2012-01-01