本研究旨在調查台中市國民中學品格教育實施成效意見,探究範圍包括學校在品格教育實施上之課程設計型態、教學方式、評量方式與社會資源,及學校品格教育推展面臨的困境與改善意見,以提供台中市國民中學改善品格教育實施之參考。 本研究以文獻分析及問卷調查作為主要研究方法。文獻分析主要探討品格教育概念、相關理論及當前台灣品格教育實施現況與相關研究。問卷調查以台中市市立國民中學教師及九年級學生主要調查對象,並運用統計方法了解教師及學生對品格教育實施成效意見及不同背景變項人員對品格教育實施之成效意見差異。 研究結果發現,台中市國民中學品格教育實施在課程設計層面,「生命教育」課程設計是最具有成效的方式,而以「中心德目」及「晨會」的課程設計方式則相對較無成效。教學方式層面則以教師之「身教」及「日常生活指導」為品格教育最佳成效之教學方式。評量方式層面以「學生晤談」為最有成效,然「指標評量」、「檔案評量」及「學生自評與互評」則被認為較無成效之評量方式。社會資源的運用上以「親師座談」及「邀請社會人士分享奮鬥歷程」為最具成效。此外,品格教育實施困境主要為「少子化之影響」及「社會政治人物的錯誤示範」。 依據研究結果,對政府相關單位、學校、教師、社區家長及後續研究提出建議。
This study focuses on the effects of character education in Taichung public junior high schools. The main methods evaluated in this analysis were: course curriculum, teaching methods and styles, student assessment, and community factors. This study goes on to examine the obstacles the public school system faces as well as the methods they use to get around and/or overcome these obstacles. The evaluation methods used in this study include literature analysis and questionnaires. The literature references focused on character education concepts and methods in current education systems, other theses and theories, current Taiwanese character education results, and other related materials. Taichung public junior high school teachers and 9th grades students were polled for this study. This study were made using statistical analyses where a range of variables were taken into consideration with regards to the subjects. The results from this study found that with regards to the character education curriculum, ‘life education’ was the most effective class while central virtues and morning assemblies were the least effective. In the classroom, the teacher as a role model and constant teacher-student counseling and discussions were the best and most successful teaching methods. In assessment, teacher-student interactions and discussions were the most efficient while norm-oriented assessment, student record assessment, and student peer and self evaluations were the least efficient. In the community, regular parent/teacher conferences and guest speakers from various walks of life were the best methods of community support. The most frequent factors in society that hindered character education in junior high schools were the fact that families are having fewer children and the lack of role models in our government officials. The conclusions and results from this study will hopefully be a beneficial reference for government , schools, teachers, community members and parents, and future studies in this field.