An Empirical Study on Adaptation to College and Learning Attitude of University Freshman s and the Different Effects of Admission System |
Sungbae Kang, Kwanghyun Kim |
대학 신입생의 대학생활적응과 학습태도간의 관계 |
강성배, 김광현 |
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Abstract |
This study analyzed the effects of university life adaptation on learning attitudes for college freshmen. To this end, this study analyzed the relationship between university adaptation and learning attitude, and empirically analyzed the differences between college admission system. The analytical subjects were collected and analyzed through a questionnaire survey of 294 freshmen from provincial universities. As a method of analysis, multiple regression analysis was conducted to analyze the relationship between adaptation to college and learning attitude. And a multi-group analysis approach was used to verify the differences among the groups according to college admission system.
The major findings of the study are as follows: First, as a result of analyzing the relationship between adaptation to college and learning attitude, career adaptation has the most influence on learning attitude. And environmental adaptation, emotional adaptation, and social adaptation were found in this order. Second, as a result of the difference analysis according to the college admission system, the selection for high school GPA group has a high impact on the learning attitude of environmental adaptation and emotional adaptation. Third, the selection for national academic aptitude test scores group showed that career adaptation and social adaptation had more influence on learning attitudes. Finally, the difference between the adaptation to college and learning attitudes of the two groups was found to be statistically significant. In college life, first grade has a great influence on the success of four years of college life. Based on these results, it is necessary to have a flexible academic system considering the type of admission and the timing of admission system, various educational programs, and long-term policy plans. |
Key Words:
Student Adaptation to College, Learning Attitude, Admission System, First-Year Experience |
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