ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Educ.
Sec. Digital Education
Volume 10 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/feduc.2025.1557215
The Factors Influencing the Acceptance of Online Examination Systems on Smart Education Platforms
Provisionally accepted
- 1Lijiang Teachers College, Lijiang, China
- 2Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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The proliferation of information technology has led to the integration of online examination systems as a crucial component in the modernization of education in China. This study introduces a model for the acceptance of these systems, drawing on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), cognitive load theory, and personal innovativeness theory. Through the application of structural equation modeling (SEM) with maximum likelihood estimation on a dataset comprising 1,012 undergraduate students, the study conducts sophisticated psychometric analyses to identify pivotal adoption drivers. The findings indicate that performance expectancy, facilitating conditions, and social influence significantly bolster adoption rates, whereas cognitive load exerts a negative impact on adoption intention.
Keywords: Smart Education, Examination system, acceptance, Influence factors, college & university students
Received: 14 Jan 2025; Accepted: 21 Aug 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 He, Liao, Zhou, Zhang and Yang. 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: Zhiwei Liao, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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