Studying the Factors Associated With Accepting E-learning Systems (Case Study: 6th Grade Primary School Teachers in Gorgan City)

By increasingly development of techniques and skills, and emergence of modern phenomena in information technology, and their effects on life styles and attitudes, education process which is one of fundamental basis of the societies, has been changed. The existence of broad communication networks including advanced education tools and equipment has changed education methods. During recent years, one of strategic policies of education ministry is electronic learning of development and promotion of electronic and virtual systems in the form of intelligent schools in order to improve effectiveness and efficacy of education and cost effectiveness; so that 6th grade of primary schools is now held intelligently in many schools. But, one of major discussions and main factors of success in these systems is adoption by the teachers. This study investigates the factors related to the adoption of e-learning systems by teachers of 6th grade students of primary schools of Gorgan. Conceptual model utilized in this study was revised technology adoption model (TAM). The population of the study includes 128 teachers of 6th grade of primary schools, 100 of them were selected by random as a sample. The results of testing hypotheses showed that IT skills and motivation have significant and positive relationship with adoption of e-learning systems, and stress of using these systems have negative and significant relationship. According to the findings of the study, it was suggested that education ministry perform activities such as holding practical training courses on ICT, establishing teachers’ assessment system according to the level of utilization of systems in intelligent schools, material and spiritual motivation for using e0laerning systems, in order to promote the level of using e0laerning systems.