Personality Traits Affecting College Students' Adoption of Technology

Abstract

Changes in the educational system are just one area where COVID-19's technological innovations have been a boon. One of the many factors that impacts whether or not college students will adopt new technologies is the students' individual personalities. The research presented here aims to better understand how and why college students adopt new technology, as well as the role that five different personality traits play in this process. Three hundred thirty-two college students in the Indian state of Telangana were administered standard questionnaires based on two well-known models: the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and the Trait Individual Differences Inventory (TIDI). Convenience sampling was employed. Findings suggest that a variety of personality qualities, such as extroversion, openness to experience, emotional stability, conscientiousness, and agreeableness, influence how people respond to and make use of technological advances in the classroom. The demographic research showed that the rate of technology adoption among college students was unrelated to factors like gender and the geographic location of the student's family. Nonetheless, the demographic research showed that college students' adoption of technology was affected by factors including their major and family income. The students in fields other than the sciences, business, and the arts have the highest percentage of technology adoption. After a certain point, when students' monthly income had increased, they were more inclined to make use of the technology. The results may be helpful for future research as well as informing educational policy and programme development by people in positions of power.