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Table 3 shows that almost all items in the dimension, “Perceived usefulness of STR for learning” were ranked high.<br />

This demonstrates that most students agreed about how useful STR technology was for learning (Ryba et al., 2006;<br />

Wald, 2010; Wald & Bain, 2008). Only item no. 11 was ranked as the lowest in this dimension. The interviews with<br />

the students helped infer such a finding. Some students, for various reasons, did not attend online classes; they<br />

preferred to make up missed classes by studying the learning materials from textbooks or via the Internet instead of<br />

from recorded archives of online classes. These students had no idea STR-generated texts could be used during and<br />

after online classes, nor did they realize the benefits of using STR-generated texts for learning.<br />

All items regarding the dimensions, “Perceived usefulness of STR in one-way lectures,” shown in Table 4, and<br />

“Behavioral intention to use STR,” shown in Table 5, were ranked with high scores. Most students agreed that STRgenerated<br />

text during one-way lectures was useful for learning, and most students were highly motivated to use STR<br />

continuously after this study.<br />

Table 4. Perceived usefulness of STR in one-way lectures<br />

No. Item<br />

Strongly<br />

disagree<br />

(1)<br />

Disagree<br />

(2)<br />

Undecided<br />

(3)<br />

Agree<br />

(4)<br />

Strongly<br />

agree<br />

(5)<br />

Mean<br />

Standard<br />

deviation<br />

13. Use of STR by the teacher<br />

during one-way lectures<br />

improves the quality of my<br />

learning.<br />

1 0 2 7 14 4.37 0.97<br />

14. Use of STR by the teacher<br />

during one-way lectures<br />

helps me to accomplish 1 0 2 10 11 4.25 0.94<br />

learning<br />

quickly.<br />

tasks more<br />

<strong>15</strong>. Use of STR by the teacher<br />

during one-way lectures<br />

increases my productivity.<br />

1 0 5 10 8 4.00 0.98<br />

16. Use of STR by the teacher<br />

during one-way lectures<br />

enhances my effectiveness<br />

in learning.<br />

1 0 3 9 11 4.20 0.98<br />

17. Use of STR by the teacher<br />

during one-way lectures<br />

improves my learning<br />

achievement.<br />

1 0 8 6 9 3.92 1.06<br />

18. Overall, I found using STR<br />

by the teacher during oneway<br />

lectures is useful in<br />

my learning.<br />

0 1 1 9 13 4.42 0.77<br />

Table 5. Behavioral intentions to use STR<br />

No. Item<br />

Strongly<br />

disagree<br />

(1)<br />

Disagree<br />

(2)<br />

Undecided<br />

(3)<br />

Agree<br />

(4)<br />

Strongly<br />

agree<br />

(5)<br />

Mean<br />

Standard<br />

deviation<br />

19. I intend to continue using<br />

STR in the future.<br />

0 0 4 9 11 4.29 0.75<br />

20. I plan to use STR often. 0 0 7 9 8 4.04 0.81<br />

21. I will strongly recommend<br />

the use of STR to others.<br />

0 0 5 8 11 4.25 0.79<br />

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