Students’ Satisfaction and Recommendation of Sostek Application based on Sustainable Development Learning in Higher Education

Abstract

This paper presents a quantitative study on developing an app to promote Sustainable Development (SD) learning and reflection among higher education students. The research was conducted at Tecnologico de Monterrey (TEC), Mexico, in seven industrial design courses during the spring 2022 semester. At the end of the semester, a focus group was undertaken to show the students the Sostek Application (APP) mockup. The purpose was to determine the roles of performance expectancy, effort expectancy, and hedonic motivation in students’ satisfaction. The data were collected from 40 students through an online questionnaire and analyzed using the IBM SPSS-26 application. The statistically analyzed results of the linear regression test affirmed that performance expectancy, effort expectancy, and hedonic motivation factors had a statistically significant correlation with students’ satisfaction. Furthermore, the research provides guidelines to higher education institutions to promote SD learning and reflection to help students gain experience in the SD educational setting. The results so far show a potential to develop incremental learning about SD and establish the means to continue disseminating and debating SD topics.