Applying the Job Characteristics Model to the College Education Experience

Autor/inn/en	Kass, Steven J.; Vodanovich, Stephen J.; Khosravi, Jasmine Y.
Titel	Applying the Job Characteristics Model to the College Education Experience
Quelle	In: Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 11 (2011) 4, S.56-68 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1527-9316
Schlagwörter	College Students; Student Attitudes; Psychological Patterns; Interests; Negative Attitudes; Low Achievement; Grades (Scholastic); Dropouts; Behavior Problems; Attendance; Classroom Environment; Teaching Styles; Teacher Student Relationship; Student Motivation; Industrial Psychology; Models; Job Skills; Opportunities; Productivity; Context Effect; Personal Autonomy; Feedback (Response) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Bildungsinteresse; Negative Fixierung; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Notenspiegel; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Anwesenheit; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Lehrstil; Unterrichtsstil; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Schulische Motivation; Betriebspsychologie; Industriepsychologie; Analogiemodell; Produktive Fertigkeit; Möglichkeit; Produktivität; Individuelle Autonomie
Abstract	Boredom is one of the most common complaints among university students, with studies suggesting its link to poor grades, drop out, and behavioral problems. Principles borrowed from industrial-organizational psychology may help prevent boredom and enrich the classroom experience. In the current study, we applied the core dimensions of the job characteristics model to the university classroom. In a survey of 293 students, significant relationships emerged between the five core dimensions (i.e., skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback) and various affective (e.g., satisfaction) and behavioral (e.g., absenteeism) outcomes. Boredom proneness was found to be significantly and negatively related to course grade and measures of satisfaction. We conclude with suggestions for enriching the classroom experience. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10