Relationship between External factors and Behavioral Intention of Virtual Reality Implementation among Vocational College Students

Abstract

Virtual reality (VR) technology has garnered increasing attention for its potential to improve learning outcomes inEnglish learning in vocational colleges. Understanding the behavioral intention to use VR is essential for successfulimplementation. In practice, behavioral intention is shaped by external factors through multiple aspects, includingprevious experience, related training, policy, perceived cost and technicality. This study explored the relationshipbetween external factors and behavioral intention to use VR in English learning, and provided insights into how thesefactors impact the acceptance of innovative educational tools. A quantitative research method was conducted and 520vocational college students in Jilin Province, China involved in this study. The data were analyzed using Smart-PLS toassess the path coefficient results of the variables. The results showed that external factors were slightly positivelycorrelated, but not statistically significant. Consequently, the hypothesis was rejected, indicating that external factorshad no significant effect on behavioral intention to implement VR technology. These findings highlight the need toexplore other factors that influence the adoption of VR in educational settings.