Author

Abdulkadir Jeilani, PhD Lecturer, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology,
Mogadishu University

An Investigation of the Factor that Influence Teacher’s Intention to Use Online Classroom at Primary and Secondary Schools in Mogadishu – Somalia during COVID-19

Abstract

The study’s purpose is at examining insights into teacher’s intention to use online classrooms during Corona Virus Pandemic. The theory of reasoned action was used as a basis to develop and confirm a research model. Using systematic random sampling one-hundred-fifty questionnaires were distributed to the primary and secondary teachers in Mogadishu – Somalia.

Data were analyzed using a descriptive analysis and multivariate analysis special structural equation modeling (SEM) with AMOS – SPSS. The study implications indicate that the internet connection problem is the reason why teachers do not like to teach students online. Furthermore, the research proposes that internet availability, perceived training, attitude toward online, and perceived value teaching are significant to the teacher’s intention to use online classrooms. The suggestions of these effects and researcher limitations are discussed.