Analysis of FIFA referees and assistant referees' motivational factors towards the Multimedia Teaching Materials Articles uri icon

publication date

  • May 2017

start page

  • 841

end page

  • 872

issue

  • 3

volume

  • 22

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1360-2357

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1573-7608

abstract

  • The aim of our study is to improve the understanding of the different behavioral intentions of referees and assistant referees in different FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) confederations towards Multimedia Teaching Materials as learning tools. To achieve this goal, we carry out a survey of 214 elite referees and assistant referees and we propose a research model with the variables perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, perceived enjoyment, perceived self-efficacy, multimedia instruction, previous experience with technology and self-paced learning. These variables were taken from previous educational technology research. Among these models we mainly take into account the Technology Acceptance Model, the Motivational Model and the Social Cognitive Theory. To assess the relationships between the constructs, we develop an analysis based on a Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), specifically Partial Least Squares (PLS). The results of this study confirm that referees and assistant referees are willing to use Multimedia Teaching Materials to assist them in their learning activities as long as they perceive the materials to be useful, enjoyable and easy to use and whenever the course contents are multimedia.

subjects

  • Information Science

keywords

  • multimedia teaching materials; technology acceptance model; motivational model; behavioral intention; refereeing fifa