教學方法與學習偏好對經濟學學習成效影響之實證性研究

Effects of Matching Instructional Methods and Learning Preferences for Economics Learning

于富雲(Fu-Yun Yu) ； 劉祐興(Yu-Hsin)

《新竹師院學報》 18期 (2004/06) Pp. 23-42

https://doi.org/10.7044/JNHCTC.200406.0023

摘要

鑑於經濟教學之實證研究結果於現階段教學情境實施的難處，研究者選定已於其他學門有效運用且擁有實證研究基礎之合作學習教學方法，以深入探討其於經濟學教學之整合運用對學生認知、情意與社交等目標範疇的影響。此外，在普遍重視學習者本身獨特性與個別需求的現代教育思潮聲浪中，學習者對不同教學方法的偏好及其對學習成效之交互作用影響也是本研究的探討重點。本研究採兩因子實驗設計法，以成就測驗、經濟學態度、人際關係與學習喜好等量表為資料蒐集工具。所收集的資料以二因子變異數之統計方法分析發現，不同教學方法之主要變項在學習成就、經濟學態度與人際關係上皆有顯著差異，參與合作學習組的學習者在學習成就、學科態度與人際關係上的表現皆顯著優於傳統個別學習組的學生，然而，配合學習偏好與否之主要變項，以及教學方法與配合學習偏好與否之交互作用在所有的依變項上皆未有顯著差異。基於結果發現，本研究建議為提昇經濟之學習成就、學科態度與人際關係、不論參與者之學習偏好為何，合作學習教學方法是教學者可考慮運用之有效教學策略。

關鍵字

合作學習 ； 高等教育 ； 經濟學 ； 教學方法 ； 學習偏好 ； 學習成效

並列摘要

In the process of searching for strategies and methods that can be easily implemented and readily integrated into everyday economics instruction, the present study set out to explore the potentials of cooperative learning on students’ cognitive, affective and social gains as compared to individualistic learning--the traditional instructional mode adopted most often by economics instructors nowadays. While re-structuring classroom, one important issue that warrants instructors’ attention is students’ learning preferences. Matching instructional methods and individual differences is intuitively recommended for humanistic education; yet, the idea is rarely substantiated empirically. Hence, another purpose of this study was to explore the interaction effects of matching instructional methods and learners’ preferences on student learning. A 2x2 factorial design was adopted for the study. Data analyzed using two-way ANOVA found that cooperative learning promoted student academic achievement, and enhanced student attitudes toward economics and interpersonal relationship better than individualistic instructional method. Based on the collected data, it was suggested that to enhance students’ cognitive, affective and social gains, cooperative learning would be the preferred instructional method to adopt regardless of individual learning mode preferences

並列關鍵字

Cooperative learning ； Economics instruction ； Higher education ； Instructional methods ； Learning preferences ； Learning outcomes

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