Key Factors Influencing Performance of Students in Higher Vocational Colleges Based on the Vocational Skill Evaluation System in Zhejiang, China
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Purpose: This research explains the relationship between student experience, academic culture, employability, compatibility with online mode, innovation, new opportunities, knowledge management process, and performance. Research design, data, and methodology: This research scopes to 500 students of ten higher vocational schools from Zhejiang Province, China to investigate and comprehensively evaluate participants' adaptability, ability, and skill advantage in their academic performance. Purposive, quota and convenience sampling were conducted to collect the data, using questionnaire as a tool. The Structural Equation Model and Confirmatory Factor Analysis were utilized to analyze the data, which included model fit, reliability, and validity of the constructs. Results: Most hypotheses were tested to realize research objectives. Academic culture has a significant influence on student experience. Academic culture, student experience, employability, compatibility with online mode, and innovation significantly influence performance. Additionally, knowledge management processes have significant influence on innovation. However, new opportunities and knowledge management processes have no significant influence on performance. Conclusions: The third-party evaluation system in vocational education utilized by industrial companies has built a relatively scientific evaluation model, which assists students in finding their own learning direction and skill expertise and the rules of skill formation and training, elevating their professional performance.
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