AUTHOR=Xiong Zhangbo , Xia Huixian , Ni Jianjun , Hu Hongzhen TITLE=Basic assumptions, core connotations, and path methods of model modification—using confirmatory factor analysis as an example JOURNAL=Frontiers in Education VOLUME=10 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/education/articles/10.3389/feduc.2025.1506415 DOI=10.3389/feduc.2025.1506415 ISSN=2504-284X