A Study on the Improvement of Learning Outcome of University Students: Focusing on majoring in Social Welfare
AUTHORS
JooYoung Jung,Assistant Professor, Kosin University, Busan, South Korea
Yujin Im*,Assistant Professor, Kosin University, Busan, South Korea
ABSTRACT
In order to seek for the measures for the improvement of learning outcome of university students majoring in social welfare of Korea, this study analyzed the relations of learning outcome, satisfaction (major education, interaction with professors, learning support service of university), perception of cooperative learning activity. For this, out of the data of 「National Assessment of Student Engagement in Learning (NASEL)」 in 2015, total 776 were selected, and then the multiple regression analysis was conducted. In the results of analysis, participated in the community volunteer activities as a part of lesson, judged their own learning outcome as high. And the students who performed the cooperative learning activities like actively sharing opinions with other people and seeking for solutions to problems during class hours and non-class hours, judged their learning outcome as high, compared to other students. Also, the students who frequently met and discussed with professors for the matter of career or not, and also used the mentoring service for the adaptation to university life, cognized their learning outcome as high, compared to other students. Based on such results of this study, the measures for the improvement of learning outcome of university students majoring in social welfare were suggested.
KEYWORDS
Learning outcome, Satisfaction of major education, Majoring in social welfare
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