The experimental research of junior high school students' life attitudes toward life education implented in vacant curriculum

• Main Author: 黃慧玲
• Other Authors: 謝季宏
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/39081303451415231768

碩士 === 國立高雄師範大學 === 教育學系 === 101 === The experimental research of junior high school students' life attitudes toward life education implented in vacant curriculum Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate whether Life Education courses influence junior high school students' life attitudes in vacant curriculum. The Quasi-Experimental Method was applied in the study.The participants were seventh-grade junior high school students in Kaohsiung in academic year 2012. There were three classes participating this study: 1)The researcher of this study instructed Experimental Group A in ten Life Education courses for ten weeks. 2)Christian volunteers teached Experimental Group B ten Life Education courses for ten weeks. 3)The Control Group did not take any extra courses during the experimental period. “Teenager Life Attitude Quality Sheet” was used as a research tool to conduct the pre-judgment, post-judgment and tracking-judgment. The quantitative data were analyzed by One-way Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA), One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). In addition to the outcome of the questionnaire- "Teenager Life Attitude Quality Sheet", the results of“study sheets”,“classes’ feedback sheets”, and “interviews into actual practices” were collected in this study to understand students' attitudes. The conclusions and suggestions were as follows: 1. After the project, the Experiment Group A participants’ attitudes did not have any significance difference in immdiate impact or sustaining impact .However, their attitudes about life changed positively. 2. The Experiment Group B did not have any immediate impact but had delayed effects in“vision” and “death attitude”. 3. Life Education in vacant curriculum was accepted by the Experiment group and affected students’ life attitudes positively. It was also feasible to integrate Life Education courses. 4. The feedbacks from teachers and parents could help Life Education implentment in vacant curriculum.On the basis of the results above, the researcher proposed some specific suggestions for Life Education educators and future researchers. Key Words：Vacant curriculum, Life Education courses, Life attitude