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초록

This study aims to enhance the effectiveness of smart device English education in school by examining the intentions of 235 middle school students through the Extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) model. In this study, five factors, including performance expectancy, effort expectancy, facilitating conditions, hedonic motivation, and habit, were set as independent variables influencing students’ usage intentions for their smart devices. Gender, age, and usage time were considered as moderating variables. Findings revealed that hedonic motivation, performance expectancy, and habit significantly impacted the intention to use smart devices. Usage time emerged as the sole significant moderating factor, influencing the relationship between smart device characteristics and usage intentions. Additionally, middle school students’ subjective English course grades recognition, overall subject grade recognition levels, and smart device usage time all had a direct impact on their intention to use their devices; however, only English grades, performance expectancy, and hedonic motivation were statistically significant. While usage time directly affected intentions but not device characteristics. This comprehensive analysis sheds light on the intricate interplay of factors shaping students’ intentions to use smart devices.

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