The effect of educational experiences on student learning outcomes in general education

• Authors: Eunkyung Kim , Eun Hee Seo

Abstracts

EN

The objective of this study was to examine which educational experiences in general education impact on the student’s learning outcomes. The survey included 1,201 students in South Korea. Hierarchical multiple regressions were used. The result showed that educational experiences in general education demonstrated greater predictive power for the student’s learning outcomes than individual and institutional characteristics. However, not all educational experiences positively predicted learning outcomes. Educators are advised to improve general education towards better educational experiences in a way that encourages teaching higherorder thinking, evaluation and feedback, and active class participation.

Keywords

EN

general education; educational experience; learning outcome; college student

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: The New Educational Review
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 39
• Pages: 167-176

Dates

published

2015

Contributors

author

Eunkyung Kim

author

Eun Hee Seo

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/tner.2015.39.1.14

Biblioteka Nauki

2012226