Determinants of Postgraduate Students of Fine Arts’ Satisfaction and Performance of e-Learning in Chengdu Region of China

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the determinants of e-learning satisfaction and performance of fine arts’ postgraduate students in five universities in Chengdu, China. The conceptual framework proposed causal relationships between self-efficacy, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, compatibility, task-technology fit, satisfaction, and performance. Research design, data, and methods: The researchers used quantitative methods to distributing questionnaires to 500 respondents via offline and online channels. Judgmental, quota and convenience samplings were employed to collect the data. Before the large-scale data collection, Item Objective Congruence (IOC) Index was applied confirm content validity, and Cronbach’s Alpha reliability test was used to approve all constructs in a pilot test of 30 participants. The data were analyzed by confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling to verify the goodness of fit of the model and to confirm the causal relationships between variables for hypotheses testing. Results: Perceived ease of use significant affected satisfaction and perceived usefulness. The relationship between self-efficacy, perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness was supported. Compatibility and task-technology fit significantly affected student satisfaction. Furthermore, satisfaction is a predictor of performance. Conclusion: This study recommends that office of academic affairs in higher education should improve e-learning system in order to enhance student satisfaction and performance

Investigation on Satisfaction and Performance of Online Education Among Fine Arts Major Undergraduates in Chengdu Public Universities

Purpose: This research investigates factors affecting satisfaction and performance of online education among undergraduate fine art students in three public universities in Chengdu, China. The variables include perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, self-efficacy, task-technology fit, compatibility, satisfaction and performance. Research design, data, and methods: Through a quantitative research approach, questionnaires were distributed via online and offline channels to 500 target respondents. Judgmental, quota and convenience samplings were used to collect the data. The data previously examined by Item Objective Congruence (IOC) Index to confirm content validity, and by Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient value to approve constructs’ reliability in a pilot test of 30 participants. Statistical analysis involves confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation model (SEM), including the test of factor loadings, validity, reliability and goodness of fit model. Results: The results showed that perceived ease of use significant affected satisfaction and perceived usefulness. The relationship between self-efficacy, perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness was supported. Compatibility and task-technology fit significantly affected student satisfaction. Furthermore, satisfaction is a predictor of performance. Conclusion: For online education providers, the system should be designed to be easy, useful, self-control, compatibility and task-fit to gain higher student satisfaction and performance

Exploring Behavioral Intention Towards Hybrid Education of Undergraduate Students in Public Universities in Chongqing, China

Purpose: This study investigates key factors influencing behavioral intention to use hybrid education of undergraduate students in Arts and Design of three universities in Chongqing, China. Perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, performance expectancy, self-efficacy, effort expectancy, social influence, and behavioral intention were associated in a conceptual framework. Research design, data, and methods: The researchers used a quantitative approach for survey distribution to 500 participants. The sampling techniques involve judgmental, quota and convenience sampling. Item Objective Congruence (IOC) Index and Cronbach’s Alpha reliability test were approved prior to the data collection. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Structural Equation Model (SEM) were used to test models’ goodness of fit, validity, and reliability. Results: Perceived usefulness has the strongest significant impact on behavioral intention, followed by perceived ease of use, self-efficacy, effort expectancy, and social influence. Furthermore, perceived ease of use strongly and significantly impacts perceived usefulness. In contrary, the relationship between performance expectancy and behavioral intention was not supported. Conclusion: Hybrid education has gained the most concern in the system adoption for teaching and learning effectiveness. Therefore, educational stakeholders should identify the main contributors to achieve the hybrid learning implementation and increase student engagement and learning performance

The Application of UTAUT on elearning Usage Among Physics Students of International Schools in Bangkok, Thailand

Purpose: Students have been introduced to eLearning during COVID-19, and it has been continued to have a strong impact on the future use. Therefore, this research aims to identify factors impacting the behavioral intention and use behavior of eLearning among the high school students who have been studying physics in the final two years (Grade 11 and 12) of international schools in Bangkok, Thailand, ascertained by performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions and habit. Research design, data, and methods: Researchers applied quantitative methods of questionnaire distribution to 500 participants, underlying the sampling techniques of judgmental, stratified random and convenience samplings. Constructs were prior approved by Item Objective Congruence (IOC) Index. Pilot testing of 30 participants with Cronbach’s Alpha reliability test was satisfied. The data were analyzed with descriptive analysis, Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), and Structural Equation Model (SEM). Results: Results indicate the strongest relationship between the behavioral intention and use behavior of eLearning. Furthermore, performance expectancy, efforts expectancy, facilitating conditions, and habit significantly affect behavioral intention. Facilitating conditions and habit have a significant impact on use behavior. Conclusion: This study recommends that schools should improve e-learning system in order to enhance student behavioral intention and use behavior for their future education and career

FACTORS AFFECTING PURCHASE INTENTION TOWARD ALMOND MILK: A CASE STUDY OF THAI EXPERIENCED AND INEXPERIENCED CONSUMERS

The healthy trend has been grown rapidly in Thailand market since a few years ago. There are many kinds of healthy products which provided to the consumers. Also, almond milk is one of a new face to the market. The objective of study this research is to examine the factor of affecting Thai people’s purchase intention toward almond milk. The researcher used an online and offline survey to develop and distribute questionnaires to the sample of the Thai population. The target populations were both Thai people who ever purchased and never purchase almond milk before. The researcher reached the data 386 respondents by conducting the simple linear regression, the multiple linear regression and independent sample t-test to analyze the hypotheses. The results showed that health consciousness and environmental attitude have a positive influence on attitude toward almond milk in the first model. The second model, the result showed attitude toward almond milk also has a positive influence to purchase intention. Furthermore, the result of the independent sample t-test was significant between people who ever purchased and people who never purchase for attitude toward almond milk in the third model. But, the result of the independent sample t-test was no significant different in purchase intention between people who ever purchased and people who never purchase almond milk before in the last model.

FACTOR INFLUENCING THE CUSTOMERS TO USE ONLINE SHOPPING PLATFORM FOR SHOPPING COSMETICS: A CASE STUDY OF PEOPLE IN BANGKOK

Nowadays social media highly influence people with the enjoyment of online platform such as chatting, watching, listing, working and/or shopping. The research has been gathered to survey and look into the points that impact consumers use of online shopping platform to shop cosmetics in Bangkok. The data were collected through questionnaire survey by distributing 400 questionnaires to 400 qualified respondents who are living in Bangkok and have experience from an online platform to shop cosmetics by using easy sampling techniques. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Structural Equation Model (SEM) are used to test the validity and credibility of the model and to analyze the impact between factors. The study results indicated that eWOM and Relative Advantage have a direct considerable impact on trust and indirect significant influence on attitude towards online shopping. Moreover, the research has been found that relative advantage, perceived benefit and trust also have a direct significant influence on attitude towards online shopping. Thus, the online platform encourages people to seek and consume products as well as cosmetics, customers could select the willingness of cosmetic products according to their preference

Factors Affecting Satisfaction and Trust of Art Students in Senior High Schools in Chengdu

Purpose: This study aims to examine the factors affecting student satisfaction towards trust of 500 students in art education in senior high schools (grade 10-12) in Chengdu, China. The conceptual framework is developed on how image, perceived value, service performance, positive affect, social environment influence student satisfaction and trust. Research design, data and methodology: The researcher conducted quantitative approach (n=500), distributing online and offline questionnaires. The nonprobability sampling involves judgmental sampling, quota sampling random sampling, convenience sampling and snowball sampling. Prior to the data collection, Index of item-objective congruence (IOC) validity test and Cronbach’s Alpha reliability for pilot test of 50 participants were implemented, resulting all items are reserved. After the data collection, researcher accounted the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) to assess validity and reliability and Structural Equation Model (SEM) to test relationship among construct and hypothesis and to confirm goodness-of-fit of the model. Results: The results were that image had the strongest significant effect on student satisfaction, followed by positive affect on student satisfaction, student satisfaction on trust, social environment on student satisfaction. Nevertheless, non-supported relationships were perceived value on student satisfaction, image on perceived value, service performance on student satisfaction. Conclusions: Academic practitioners were recommended to focus on building high level of student satisfaction and trust by ensuring good social environment and facilities, high service standard, promoting school image properly and communicating efficiently to students and their parents