JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION THEORY AND PRACTICE

The Difference of Learning Motivation and Performance Between

Full-Time and On-Job Students: A Case of Taiwan Students

Majoring in Hospitality and Tourism

Author(s): Ruey Feng Chen, Tao-sheng Chiu, Zong-Huei Lin

Citation: Ruey Feng Chen, Tao-sheng Chiu, Zong-Huei Lin, (2011) "The Difference of Learning Motivation and Performance Between Full-Time and On-Job Students: A Case of Taiwan Students

Majoring in Hospitality and Tourism," Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, Vol.11, Iss. 3, pp. 33 - 42

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

This study examined students who major in hospitality and tourism education and researched the

relationship among student's learning motivation and performence in a vocational education system in

Taiwan. Meanwhile, the difference between on-job students and full-time students was also investigated.

A structured five-points Likert questionnaire composed from the literature review was examined by 216

THTC's students who study in the Taiwan Hospitality and Tourism College and were selected as the

respondents. The results of this study show that the on-job students have more learning motivation and

performance than the full-time students. It also has shown that the strength of learning motivation is

related to the level of the learning performance; there is significant relationship between the level of

learning satisfaction and the performance of learning in all students. In conclusion, the experience of

work and the time limitation before graduating will have influence on the importance of learning via

students' evaluation.