The Mediation Effect of Technology Anxiety and Barriers on Technology Exposure to Teachers' Technology Adoption

ABSTRACT

The millennium generation is earmarked with their innate affinity for the technology systems and is fostering swift technology-based development throughout the globe. The Covid pandemic has greatly accelerated technology implementation, especially in the education systems. However, the Technology Anxiety and the attitudinal Technology Barriers of the educators impeded the Technology Adoption process even during the virtual education days. This descriptive research is conducted with 851 random sample responses from the teachers. The study identified that the teachers' Technology Anxiety and attitudinal barriers have a significant mediatory effect on their Technology Exposure to Technology Adoption. Gender and other demographic factors have little influence on the mediation. Teachers' attitudinal barriers negatively influenced their Technology Adoption © 2022 IEEE.