Research On Influencing Factors Of Distance Learning Behavior Intention In Virtual Experiment Environment

With the rapid development and increasing popularity of information technology and people's increasing attention to education,traditional education has long been unable to meet people's needs.With this background,distance education develops like a raging fire.However,compared with traditional education,because of the time and space constraints,it is difficult for learners in distance education to practice the content that needs experimental operation in a timely and efficient manner,thus it is difficult to better understand the content of science and engineering subject which requires strong practical operation through experimental operation.Therefore,the number of science and engineering majors in distance education is limited,and the problem of limited professionalism is becoming increasingly prominent.Based on this background,virtual laboratory emerges as the times require.However,relevant researches on virtual laboratories at home and abroad mainly focus on the design and development of virtual laboratories,related applications of virtual laboratories,and related reviews of virtual laboratories.The improvement and further development and popularization of the virtual laboratory itself require researchers to conduct research on the influencing factors of distance learning behavior intention in virtual experiment environment.However,there are still few such empirical studies on virtual laboratories in China.Based on this,we will expand.The core question of this study is: based on UTAUT model,what are the factors that affect the intention of distance learners to accept the virtual experimental platform and what are the relationships between the strength and weakness of the influencing factors in their experiential learning based on the virtual experimental platform? In order to solve the above research problems,this study uses literature induction,questionnaire survey and qualitative and quantitative analysis methods to carry out research.Firstly,on the basis of literature review,UTAUT model is taken as the theoretical framework from the perspective of technology acceptance,FC is eliminated,and BI is selected as the final variable.At the same time,four core variables of experiential learning perspective based on virtual experimental platform and two core variables of feature perspective of virtual experimental platform are added to construct the model.Secondly,according to the research model,the research hypothesis is put forward and "Questionnaire on the Influencing Factors of Distance Learning Behavior Intention in Virtual Experiment Environment" is designed.The425 students majoring in food science and Engineering in seven Higher Vocational Colleges in Jiangsu Province who will join an examination to upgrade specialized subject to undergraduate course and get into Jiangnan University are taken as the research objects,and the reliability,validity and descriptive system of the questionnaire are carried out by SPSS.Finally,the test and analysis of the model are mainly carried out by AMOS through confirmatory factor analysis,model fitting and revision,hypothesis testing and model variables effect analysis.The results show that: 1.The factors that significantly influence the distance learners' behavior intentions using the virtual experiment platform are ranked according to the degreeof influence,which are:Concrete Experience,Abstract Conceptualization,Active Experimentation,Social Influence,Interaction,Effort Expectancy,Performance Expectancy;and in the influencing factors of theoretical model presupposition,the impact of Reflective Observation and Imagination on Behavioral Intentions is not significant.2.In the indirect mediating effect of Effort Expectancy and Social Influence on Performance Expectancy,the indirect effect of Effort Expectancy is greater.Based on UTAUT model from three perspectives and according to the characteristics of this study,the research theoretical model is constructed by adding and deleting variables,which makes the UTAUT model more adaptable and expands the model in distance education(virtual experiment).At the same time,the compilation of "Questionnaire on the Influencing Factors of Distance Learning Behavior Intention in Virtual Experiment Environment" can provide reference for the compilation of related research questionnaires in the future.By studying the factors that affect the distance learners' use of virtual experiment platform,it will help the improvement of the instructional design of science and engineering in distance education and the design of the guiding process of the virtual experiment platform of related disciplines,and promote the promotion of virtual experiment platform to a certain extent.The construction and development of engineering majors with high requirements for practical links in distance education.