ABSTRACT

Remedial education is defined as the programmes provided by education institutions to help unprepared students reinforce their basic skills. Recently, the increased access to higher education has caused a higher dropout rate of science and engineering major students, especially when they are academically underprepared for college-level study. Thus, this study proposes a new type of remedial programme which helps students majoring in science-related foundation courses for their follow-up learning. Literature about the effectiveness of remedial education is inconsistent and how this new remedial education program affects students’ learning achievement is not well understood. Thus, this study aims to examine how remedial courses change students’ attitudes and improve learning performance. Our findings indicate that: (1) remedial education significantly enhances the students’ academic achievement; (2) remedial education quality affects students’ course satisfaction and achievements through self-efficacy. We hope these findings bring more insights into research and practice.

摘要

补习教育是指教育机构为帮助没有准备的学生加强基本技能而提供的课程。最近，受高等教育机会的增加导致理工科专业学生的辍学率更高，尤其是当他们在学术上对大学水平的学习准备不足时。因此，本研究提出了一种新型的补习方案，以帮助主修科学相关基础课程的学生进行后续学习。关于补习教育有效性的文献不一致，而且这种新的补习教育计划如何影响学生的学习成绩也不是很清楚。因此，本研究旨在检验辅导课程如何改变学生的态度并提高学习成绩。我们的研究结果表明：(1) 辅导教育显着提高学生的学业成绩；(2)辅导教育质量通过自我效能感影响学生的课程满意度和成绩。我们希望这些发现能为研究和实践带来更多见解。