An integration of expectation confirmation model and information systems success model to explore the factors affecting the continuous intention to utilise virtual classrooms

Abstract

Abstract Virtual classrooms have recently gained significant consideration in educational institutes and universities due to their potential to encourage and support students’ learning activities. Although recent research has focused extensively on online learning, virtual classrooms and the factors affecting their continuous use have garnered little attention, especially in Arab Gulf countries such as Saudi Arabia. Thus, this study integrates the expectation confirmation model and the information systems success model to assess the factors affecting students’ continuous intention to utilise virtual classrooms in higher education. We examined the effects of information quality, service quality, system quality, confirmation, perceived usefulness, and satisfaction on the continuous intention to utilise virtual classrooms. Data were collected from 441 students and analysed using structural equation modelling “SEM”. SEM is a powerful multivariate approach used increasingly in empirical investigation for evaluating and testing casual relationships. The results revealed that the proposed model demonstrated high explanatory power in explaining students’ continuous intention to utilise virtual classrooms (R2 = 0. 86). Additionally, information quality had a significant effect on confirmation and an insignificant effect on perceived usefulness. System quality affected perceived usefulness and confirmation. Contrary to our expectations, service quality had a significant negative effect on perceived usefulness and confirmation. Additionally, perceived usefulness and confirmation affected students’ satisfaction with using virtual classrooms, and satisfaction affected students’ continuous intention to utilise virtual classrooms. This study contributes to the literature by offering a holistic integrated model that increases the understanding of the factors influencing students’ continuous intention to utilise virtual classrooms, hence aiding in increasing their utilisation. Furthermore, it provides practical implications for enhancing students’ continuous intention to utilise virtual classrooms. Virtual classroom developers must focus on improving the system quality of virtual classrooms. According to our results, higher system quality led the students to perceive virtual classrooms as useful and confirmed their favourable experiences with virtual classrooms. Additionally, providing students with high information quality in virtual classrooms would enhance their confirmation experiences, leading to the continuous intention to utilise virtual classrooms.

Keywords

• Virtual classrooms
• Expectation confirmation model
• Information systems success model
• Satisfaction