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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Educ.
Sec. Digital Education
Volume 9 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/feduc.2024.1508119

The Effect of Digital Technology Usage on Higher Vocational Student Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Learning Experience and Learning Engagement

Provisionally accepted
Wensheng Qian Wensheng Qian 1*Xiangping Zhang Xiangping Zhang 1Chengxi Chen Chengxi Chen 2
  • 1 Xiangyang Polytechnic, Xiangyang, China
  • 2 Changchun University of Technology, Changchun, Jilin Province, China

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    The fourth industrial revolution and the digital transformation embodied by Industry 4.0 have catalyzed digital innovations in economic and social domains, expediting the structural transformation of the labor market and intensifying the demand for highquality vocational education training. Although the impact of digital technology on engagement in the utilization of digital technology, promotes a conducive educational atmosphere via digital resources, enables meaningful transformations in teaching and learning within higher vocational education, and implements strategies to bridge the divide between academia and industry. This study's distinctiveness lies in its enhancement of theoretical understanding of digital technology utilization by investigating the mechanisms via which it affects student happiness. This clarifies the complex interconnections among digital technology usage, learning experience, learning engagement, and student satisfaction, emphasizing the mediating roles of learning experience and learning engagement in the Chinese context.

    Keywords: Digital technology, social cognitive theory, Usage behavior, student satisfaction, Learning experience, Learning engagement, Vocational students

    Received: 09 Oct 2024; Accepted: 02 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Qian, Zhang and Chen. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Wensheng Qian, Xiangyang Polytechnic, Xiangyang, China

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