CANVAS PROGRAM ROLE IN STUDENTS' ACHIEVEMENT: TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE AND ACADEMIC RESISTANCE MODELS (ON AN EXAMPLE OF NARXOZ UNIVERSITY)

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to explore how Technology Acceptance (TAM) and Academic resistance (ARM) Models are working for Moodle and Canvas adoption at Narxoz University.Methodology. The methodological basis of the study is an interview of 9 teachers. The interview focused on the teachers’ perceptions and experience of using Moodle and Canvas platform. This study hypothesized TAM and ARM application for Canvas use.The questions aimed to explore how TAM and ARM could explain the teachers’ practice in Moodle and Canvas platform. Then data collected through interviews submitted to Atlasti. Any interest in using Canvas identified by Thematic analysis.The originality / value of the research. The easy use of TAM is not properly working for Canvas. The contribution of this study to existing literature will be that no outputs of how TAM and ARM are working related to Canvas platform at Narxoz University.Findings. In overall, most teachers are satisfied with quality of Canvas with some following suggestions for improvements:- The use of Canvas by teachers related to ARM cognitive and emotional attitudes are different.- The course design has the same structure. There is no any other imagination related to course design. Some functions of Canvas are obviously unclear for teachers.- Canvas should help monitor students at risk for support. From this point of view, PLA (predictive learning analytics) system should work to monitor students’ performance.