Difference in learning motivation of technical college students by different methods of lecture of biology

Abstract

We examined the effective method of biological education by comparing two technical colleges which adopt different lecture forms. The technical college A adopts multiple lecture and evaluation forms including active learning method, on the other hand, the technical college B gave the attendance style lecture. When the impression which the students have about the lecture is compared by questionnaire survey, there is not difference between two colleges about their feeling of the necessity and pleasure of studying biology, and many students of two colleges feel useful for life from now on. But 61% of students feel motivated to learn in A college, and only 40% of students feel it in B college (p = 0.03). Furthermore, 69% of students feel interesting in A college, but 55% in B college (p = 0.02). We consider that one of factors is the difference in lecture form. In this study, it is suggested that multiple lecture and evaluation forms and modular-unit active learning method are effective for improvement of learning motivation and feeling interested.