2018 Volume 17 Issue 2 Pages 231-236
The educational effectiveness of internship at horticultural production sites on high school students who are learning horticulture was investigated through text mining analysis based on an internship report and self-assessment questionnaire. In the hierarchical cluster analysis and co-occurrence network, the four expected educational effect items indicated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology were obtained through the internship in this program. The results of the self-assessment questionnaires revealed that students took the internship seriously, and developed work-related awareness; further, the knowledge, skills, and interests in agriculture of the students increased. Therefore, internship at horticultural production sites is an effective educational strategy to train high school students learning horticulture in terms of promoting professionalism, motivation to learn, and the acquisition of knowledge and skills.
