The constant use of technology, devices, and mobile applications (apps) has triggered a substantial and important boom in the app and technology industries. For these reasons, the need arises to study and fully understand the impact and adoption of mobile apps by student teachers, who are the future teachers.
To address this need, research was conducted using an app acceptance questionnaire based on the Technology Acceptance Model designed and validated for this study. The research involved a total of 205 students enroled in the Information and Communication Technologies Applied to Education course of the Primary Education Degree. Data were collected using a validated questionnaire through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis based on the TAM model.
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The results revealed highly positive perceptions of the apps by the students, whose mean was 4.4 out of 5 points and a reliability of 94.5%. This supports the strong impact of mobile apps on learning content in university contexts. In conclusion, the highly positive perceptions of the students indicate that applications should be integrated into their training.
This integration not only facilitates the learning of specific content, but also promotes the development of new key competencies and various skills, essential for the training of future teachers.
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How to cite: León-Garrido, A., Gutiérrez-Castillo, J. J., Barroso-Osuna, J. M., & Cabero-Almenara, J. (2025). Evaluation of the use and acceptance of mobile apps in higher education using the TAM model. [Evaluación del uso y aceptación de apps móviles en educación superior mediante el modelo TAM]. RIED-Revista Iberoamericana de Educación a Distancia, 28(1). https://doi.org/10.5944/ried.28.1.40988
