Students Acceptance towards Blended Learning Implementation Winarto, Maludin Panjaitan, Anggiat Parluhutan Tambunan
Universitas Methodist Indonesia, Medan, Sumatra Utara
Abstract
The purpose of the study is to investigate students acceptance towards blended learning implementation. It focuses on students perceptions and attitudes towards using easyclass.com as a learning management tool and face-to-face learning. The case study has been conducted among business students in a private university in Medan, North Sumatera. The research employed a quantitative approach based on Technological Acceptance Model (TAM), and asked the students to fulfill a questionnaire. They also were interviewed to acquire insights about the blended learning implementation. The study concludes that the students perceptions and attitudes were positive towards the learning management tools in term of the usefulness and the ease of use. However, negative impressions also were underlined during the interview with the students. The research implications and suggestions for future research are explained at the end of the paper.
