学び支援プロジェクト(大学生活編)における学生の参加動機について

Abstract

The purpose of this study to consider about the students' motivation to attend the class "Psychology of University Student", held as a part of university students' life in a series of "Learning Project." The most remarkable character of this class was the main element of this class was discussion by student themselves, and the most reason of students' attendance was also this structure. Why were students so motivated to such a style? According to the results of a series of questionnaire survey or interview, the attractive points of discussion were summarized the following. The first point was to be given the "field" to interaction anything they want to do without anxiety about relationship, the second point through such interaction they got feeling of fulfillness. However, they had to many tasks to make their discussion fruitful and commit themselves to their own theme. To keep their motivation highly, to find the theme connected with the core of their problem and to get a partner to discuss the theme honestly. When they faulted to do them, the ability to distinguish between the problem of discussion and the whole evaluation of the class was needed to overcome it. For the future task, we have to consider about the intervention to recover or keep their motivation and the location of the class for students in their university students' life.