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The Relationships Among Attitude, Perceived Learning and Perceived Engagement of the Use of Tablet PCS for Students’ Learning in Hong Kong Higher Education

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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among attitude, perceived learning and perceived engagement of the use of tablet PCs for students’ learning in higher education. Questionnaire-based survey was conducted and 187 sample data were collected from students in different universities in Hong Kong. The findings show that there are positive correlations among attitude, perceived learning and perceived engagement of the use of tablet PCs for students’ learning in higher education.

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  1. Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong

    Hon Keung Yau & Yuk Fung Leung

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  1. International Association of Engineers, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Sio-Iong Ao

  2. Department of Computer and Communication, Dae Gu Catholic University, Daegu, Korea (Republic of)

    Haeng Kon Kim

  3. Graduate Division, Tijuana Institute of Technology, Tijuana, Mexico

    Oscar Castillo

  4. Department of SEEM, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    Alan Hoi-shou Chan

  5. Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Kanagawa University, Yokohama, Japan

    Hideki Katagiri

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Yau, H.K., Leung, Y.F. (2020). The Relationships Among Attitude, Perceived Learning and Perceived Engagement of the Use of Tablet PCS for Students’ Learning in Hong Kong Higher Education. In: Ao, SI., Kim, H., Castillo, O., Chan, As., Katagiri, H. (eds) Transactions on Engineering Technologies. IMECS 2018. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9808-8_28

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