Survey of 78 economics-education students at Universitas Jambi finds ChatGPT ease of use scores highest (M = 3.12) while accuracy and critical thinking rate lower
The study surveyed 78 students enrolled in the Educational Economics course in the Economic Education Study Program at Universitas Jambi during the 2025/2026 academic year, using total sampling and a 16-item four-point Likert-scale questionnaire across five dimensions (ease of use, knowledge, satisfaction, motivation, activity), and found generally positive perceptions with ease of use scoring highest (M = 3.12), followed by knowledge (M = 3.02), satisfaction (M = 2.94), motivation (M = 2.83), and activity (M = 2.81), while perceptions were comparatively lower for response accuracy, critical thinking, and motivation for academic writing.