Table 6 Distribution of Participating...

Table 6

Distribution of Participating ESL/TESOL Teachers by Tdeir Perception of Technology Concerns as a Barrier to tde Adoption of LMSs

		No Barrier		Weak Barrier		Moderate Barrier		Strong Barrier		Very Strongly Barrier
Financial Concern Items	n	f	(%)	f	(%)	f	(%)	f	(%)	f	(%)
Concerns about loss of face-to- face contact	90	2	2.0	12	13.3	19	21.1	30	33.3	27	30.0
Lack of training programs to learn to use LMS	90	2	2.2	15	16.7	17	18.9	33	36.7	23	25.6
Concern about intellectual property rights	91	2	2.2	16	17.6	19	20.9	35	38.5	19	20.9
Lack of teachers’ access to technical support	90	5	5.6	15	16.7	20	22.2	36	40.0	14	15.6
Concern for legal issues (e.g., computer crime)	91	2	2.2	21	23.1	20	22.2	29	31.9	19	20.9
Concern about losing control of information	91	2	2.2	25	27.5	21	23.1	27	29.7	16	17.6
Concern tdat LMS will be used to replace teachers	91	7	7.7	20	20.0	21	23.1	19	20.9	24	26.4
Lack of teachers access to LMS	90	5	5.6	28	31.1	17	18.9	27	30.0	13	14.4

		No Barrier		Weak Barrier		Moderate Barrier		Strong Barrier		Very Strongly Barrier
Financial Concern Items	n	f	(%)	f	(%)	f	(%)	f	(%)	f	(%)
Concerns about loss of face-to- face contact	90	2	2.0	12	13.3	19	21.1	30	33.3	27	30.0
Lack of training programs to learn to use LMS	90	2	2.2	15	16.7	17	18.9	33	36.7	23	25.6
Concern about intellectual property rights	91	2	2.2	16	17.6	19	20.9	35	38.5	19	20.9
Lack of teachers’ access to technical support	90	5	5.6	15	16.7	20	22.2	36	40.0	14	15.6
Concern for legal issues (e.g., computer crime)	91	2	2.2	21	23.1	20	22.2	29	31.9	19	20.9
Concern about losing control of information	91	2	2.2	25	27.5	21	23.1	27	29.7	16	17.6
Concern tdat LMS will be used to replace teachers	91	7	7.7	20	20.0	21	23.1	19	20.9	24	26.4
Lack of teachers access to LMS	90	5	5.6	28	31.1	17	18.9	27	30.0	13	14.4

Note:Overall M = 3.47; SD = 0.81; scale: 1 = no barrier, 2 = weak barrier, 3 = moderate barrier, 4 = strong barrier, 5 = very strongly barrier; n? 99 due to item nonresponse.

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