Title
An Exploratory Study of Examining Students’ Expectations of Training in a Laboratory Class: Factor Analysis of Affective Heuristic Features
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
Abstract
When developing effective training programs, it is important to know students’ expectations of laboratory classes. The authors collected 170 surveys from students in one laboratory class to investigate the underlying dimensions of their expectations of training. Factor analysis identified the following six dimensions of students’ expectations: climate, courtesy, credibility, entertainment, relevance, and structure. These dimensions of training expectations were used to cluster students into two groups: serious and enthusiastic. Thereafter, these two clusters were compared using chi-square tests to determine whether there were statistical differences among them. The findings suggest instructors should consider students expectations to improve students’ learning from laboratory classes.
Publication Title
Journal of Education for Business
Volume
94
Issue
6
First Page
381
Last Page
389
DOI of Published Version
10.1080/08832323.2018.1541852
Recommended Citation
Park, Kunsoon; Park, Narang; and Heo, Wookjae, "An Exploratory Study of Examining Students’ Expectations of Training in a Laboratory Class: Factor Analysis of Affective Heuristic Features" (2019). Consumer Sciences Faculty Publications. 34.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/consumer-sci_pubs/34