Survey of Chinese EFL Learners' Acceptance of Generative AI Tools in Academic Writing

Survey data from 287 senior undergraduate English majors across ten universities in Chongqing investigates their acceptance of Generative AI tools for thesis writing. The dataset includes questionnaire responses and semi-structured interview data, collected using the Integrated Model of Technology Acceptance. It was authored by Wulin Ma and last updated on 2026-05-31.

Use Cases

• Analyze factors influencing technology acceptance based on perceived usefulness and ease of use.
• Study the role of perceived enjoyment in the adoption of AI writing tools.
• Investigate student perceptions of AI assistance in areas like information retrieval and language polishing.

Strengths

• Includes data from 287 survey respondents and 14 interview participants.
• Focuses on a specific population of senior undergraduate English majors in Chongqing.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is small at 66.4 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Questionnaires and semi-structured interviews.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-31 09:08:10; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Chongqing, China