International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE)
Vol 1, No 2: December 2012

Analytical Evaluation of College Learning Experiences on Students’Problem-Solving Efficacy among Technical and Scientific Areas

Minh-Quang Duong (Ho Chi Minh University of Social sciences and Humanities)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Dec 2012

Abstract

Problem-solving is important for students to become effective problem solvers in their profession, and for later career success. This study was conducted to explore how learning experiences affect problem-solving efficacy of Vietnamese college students within technical and scientific areas. The study used a questionnaire survey with 430 students’ technical and scientific areas from three member universities at Vietnam National University of Ho Chi Minh City. Results of this study indicated that students’ problem-solving efficacy was within the range of “average” to “high” response. There existed significant differences of problem-solving efficacy of students among the three universities. Various learning experiences of teaching approach, and learning engagement influenced as significant factors affecting students’ problem-solving efficacy.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/ijere.v1i2.1663

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Abbrev

IJERE

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Subject

Education

Description

The International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE) is an interdisciplinary publication of original research and writing on education which publishes papers to international audiences of educational researchers. The IJERE aims to provide a forum for scholarly understanding of ...