Exploring What Drives College Students' Satisfaction in Learning Xinjiang Landscape Painting: A Case Study at an Art College in Yichang, China
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Purpose: This study aims to explore the factors that affect the satisfaction of college students with the "creation and learning of Xiajiang landscape painting." The conceptual framework in the study put forward the co-presence, interactivity, intimacy, immersion, confirmation, and interaction factor with significant impact on relationship satisfaction. Research design, data, and methodology: A questionnaire survey was conducted among 100 college students in the School of Art of China Three Gorges University after quantitative reliability and validity analyses. The questionnaire was distributed online. Full-time student in the Art College of Three Gorges University (n =100) Experimental group for Intervention Design Implementation (IDI): Full-time student from the same school (n = 30). Results: The result is displayed as Intimacy, Co-presence having a significant impact on satisfaction. Interaction Factor significantly impacts satisfaction. Finally, the results from the paired-sample t-test for comparison demonstrated a significant difference in co-presence, intimacy, and interaction, and satisfaction between the post-IDI and pre-IDI stages. Conclusions: According to the data collection analysis, the three research hypotheses in the paper are supported. It has a significant effect on satisfaction. Develop teaching plans for the higher. It is suggested that more in-depth studies should be made on many influencing factors. Optimize the teaching program.
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