The development of students' motivation in general education course

Abstract

The objectives of General Education Courses for undergraduate are to develop students' knowledge, to broaden students' view and to make them live happily in the society. According to the curriculum requirement for graduation, all students are required to complete General Education Courses. Hence, one of the problems in General Education teaching management is the exceeding number of students in the classrooms and students' unawareness of the importance of General Education Courses. In spite of a number of resolutions to the foresaid problems, the researcher employed teaching class management which emphasizes more scores from class attendance and participation than those of paper examination. In addition, the researcher used various teaching techniques and activities to increase students' motivation and class attendance.