What do our clothes say about who we are or who we think we are? How does the way we
dress communicate messages about our identity? Is the desire to be" in fashion" universal or …

A survey of the literature was made to determine the skills involved in reading comprehension
that are deemed most important by authorities. Multiple-choice test items were constructed …

ESTIMATES the per cent of non-chance variance of each of eight important reading
comprehension skills of mature readers. Forty multiple-choice items, each based on a separate …

Information technology (IT) acceptance research has yielded many competing models, each
with different sets of acceptance determinants. In this paper, we (1) review user acceptance …

Previous research indicates that perceived usefulness is a major determinant and predictor
of intentions to use computers in the workplace. In contrast, the impact of enjoyment on …

FOREWORD The material on which this study is based has been col-lected and studied from
time to time during the past few years. The work was donechiefly in an effort to acquire a …

Lack of user acceptance has long been an impediment to the success of new information
systems. The present research addresses why users accept or reject information systems and …

Valid measurement scales for predicting user acceptance of computers are in short supply.
Most subjective measures used in practice are unvalidated, and their relationship to system …

The goal of this research is to develop and test a theoretical model of the effect of system
characteristics on user acceptance of computer-based information systems. The model, …

The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) has been widely used to predict user acceptance
and use based on perceived ease of use and usefulness. However, in order to design …