The relationship between the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the learning quality of students
Published: July 30, 2026
Abstract
This paper is to explore the relationship between the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) and the learning quality of students through their learning outcomes. The paper’s results show that there are three factors affecting the learning quality of students. These factors, listed in descending order of impacting level, are human factor, information technology factor, and environmental factor.
Keywords
the Fourth Industrial Revolutionlearning qualityhuman factorsenvironmental factors
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