전문대학 학생의 학습능력과 교육 요구

The Current Level and the Educational Needs of Students on Learning Competencies Required for Junior College Education

The purpose of this study was to determine the current performance level and the educational needs of students on learning competencies required for successful junior college education. One thousand two hundred seventy eight students from five different junior colleges were asked to rate the importance of each of 57 learning competencies and also to indicate their current level to perform each on a mailed questionnaire. The educational needs level of student was analyzed by using the Borsch s needs assessment formula. The required learning competencies were classified into the basic learning competencies, advanced learning competencies and the desired learning habits. The current level of college students on learning competencies was just the average but they acknowledged that the improvement of learning competencies was necessary. In the basic learning competencies category, the level of the educational needs was descended from computing competency, listening competency, speaking competency, reading competency, and to writing competency. In the advanced learning competencies category, the level of needs was descended from information management competency, time management competency, self-management competency, test-taking competency, and to lecture-taking competency. In the desired learning habit category, the level of need was descended from understanding self-learning styles, and to positive learning attitude.