運用多元教學策略的通識生命教育課程結合服務學習之學習成效研究-以中部某科技大學人文精神(一)課程為例
摘要
The motto of Hungkuang University, as chosen by its founder Dr. Yui Lin Wang, is to, ＂Be compassionate toward living things, based on the principles of humanism.＂ In 1999, the Humanity Education Development Center at the College of General Education of Hungkuang started offering a core course in general education called ＂Humanity＂; this was a life education course intended to fulfill our school founder´s educational philosophy. The themes of the training projects in this course include two components: (Part 1) cherish the lives, self-esteem and self-development of those around you, and (Part 2) care for the environment and vulnerable groups. In Part 1 (at the freshman level), students are reminded of the value of all lives, while the value of their own lives is simultaneously enhanced. In Part 2 (at the sophomore level), instruction is expanded to larger-scale issues, such as understanding and addressing problems involving the community and the environment. ＂Humanity-Part 1＂ incorporates service-learning activities with the aim of having students understand their value and applying what they have learned to their daily life and social activities. In addition, the course attempts to cultivate the virtues of happiness, altruism, and social caring among the students. The present study explored the effects of the course ＂Humanity-Part 1＂ and its incorporation of service-learning activities in undergraduate education. The sample consisted of 47 undergraduates who took the course at a university in central Taiwan. We employed a repeated-measures design and administered the ＂Capability of Students Participating in Service Learning Questionnaire＂. Students also completed the ＂Humanity-Part 1 Learning Outcomes Questionnaire＂ and the ＂Course Feedback Questionnaire＂ to measure learning outcomes after the course. Based on the results, we suggest modifications to the program that may help colleges develop life education courses and guide subsequent research.