Gravitating towards blockchain in sustainable higher education: a hybrid SEM-ANN technique
The current study investigates the determinants affecting users’ intention to adopt blockchain technology in higher educational institutions (HEIs) through structural equation modeling (SEM), Artificial Neural Network, and the extended UTAUT2 model. The results from the SEM analysis serve as the inp...
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| author | Rupa, Rasheda Akter Sultana, Afrin Nasrin, Farjana Mohammad Saif, Abu Naser Hossain, Md Nahin Akhter, Hamida |
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| description | The current study investigates the determinants affecting users’ intention to adopt blockchain technology in higher educational institutions (HEIs) through structural equation modeling (SEM), Artificial Neural Network, and the extended UTAUT2 model. The results from the SEM analysis serve as the inputs for the ANN models, and the root mean square error (RMSE) is utilised to evaluate the predicted accuracy of the ANN models. Data were gathered from university students in Bangladesh with a structured questionnaire. The findings demonstrate that performance expectancy, hedonic motivation, facilitating conditions, perceived trust, self-efficacy, and perceived risk significantly influence behavioural intention. Furthermore, perceived trust, self-efficacy, and perceived risk significantly influence actual usage. This study enhances existing knowledge by proposing a novel path association, providing valuable insights for blockchain developers and higher educational institutions to devise effective policies for the successful implementation of blockchain technology in sustainable education of developing nations. |
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| spelling | upm-1203932025-10-01T02:53:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/120393/ Gravitating towards blockchain in sustainable higher education: a hybrid SEM-ANN technique Rupa, Rasheda Akter Sultana, Afrin Nasrin, Farjana Mohammad Saif, Abu Naser Hossain, Md Nahin Akhter, Hamida The current study investigates the determinants affecting users’ intention to adopt blockchain technology in higher educational institutions (HEIs) through structural equation modeling (SEM), Artificial Neural Network, and the extended UTAUT2 model. The results from the SEM analysis serve as the inputs for the ANN models, and the root mean square error (RMSE) is utilised to evaluate the predicted accuracy of the ANN models. Data were gathered from university students in Bangladesh with a structured questionnaire. The findings demonstrate that performance expectancy, hedonic motivation, facilitating conditions, perceived trust, self-efficacy, and perceived risk significantly influence behavioural intention. Furthermore, perceived trust, self-efficacy, and perceived risk significantly influence actual usage. This study enhances existing knowledge by proposing a novel path association, providing valuable insights for blockchain developers and higher educational institutions to devise effective policies for the successful implementation of blockchain technology in sustainable education of developing nations. Springer Nature 2025 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/120393/1/120393.pdf Rupa, Rasheda Akter and Sultana, Afrin and Nasrin, Farjana and Mohammad Saif, Abu Naser and Hossain, Md Nahin and Akhter, Hamida (2025) Gravitating towards blockchain in sustainable higher education: a hybrid SEM-ANN technique. Discover Sustainability, 6 (1). art. no. 668. pp. 1-22. ISSN 2662-9984 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43621-025-01504-2?error=cookies_not_supported&code=287a1a90-95c1-44f2-8f1b-0cbe44322634 10.1007/s43621-025-01504-2 |
| spellingShingle | Rupa, Rasheda Akter Sultana, Afrin Nasrin, Farjana Mohammad Saif, Abu Naser Hossain, Md Nahin Akhter, Hamida Gravitating towards blockchain in sustainable higher education: a hybrid SEM-ANN technique |
| title | Gravitating towards blockchain in sustainable higher education: a hybrid SEM-ANN technique |
| title_full | Gravitating towards blockchain in sustainable higher education: a hybrid SEM-ANN technique |
| title_fullStr | Gravitating towards blockchain in sustainable higher education: a hybrid SEM-ANN technique |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gravitating towards blockchain in sustainable higher education: a hybrid SEM-ANN technique |
| title_short | Gravitating towards blockchain in sustainable higher education: a hybrid SEM-ANN technique |
| title_sort | gravitating towards blockchain in sustainable higher education: a hybrid sem-ann technique |
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