| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立彰化師範大學 === 工業教育與技術學系 === 100 === Purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between the pressure of advancing to higher education and the coping strategies among the senior high and vocational high school students of department of machinery. Study population comprised students of department of machinery in both the public and private vocational schools with in the four counties and cities at central region in Taiwan. Query survey was conducted via stratified random cluster sampling. There were 638 effective samples collected with 79.4% return ratio. Study tool was the self-compiled “Related study survey dedicated to the pressure of advancing to higher education and the coping strategies among the senior high and vocational high school students of department of machinery.” According to the statistic analysis in addition to verifying the study suppositions, the findings of this study were summarized as follow:
1. When students of department of machinery in senior high and vocational high schools attended the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), they were under tremendous pressure. And highest stress was detected during the common subject exam like mathematics and professional subject exam like mechanics.
2. The stress level felt by students of department of machinery was rated as upper intermediate level. Dimensions of the stress felt could be broken down sequentially as the exam itself, self-generated, work of study, parent and the teacher.
3. The frequency of adopting coping strategies for these students was rated as intermediate level. Dimensions from the adoption frequency were sequentially as proactive emotional response, proactive problem response, passive emotional response and passive problem response.
4. There were significant differences observed for the school advancement pressure from senior high and vocational high school students as opposed to different academic performances, common subjects and professional subjects from the exams.
5. There were significant differences observed for the coping strategies adopted by students as opposed to different school affiliations, academic performances and common subjects from the exams.
6. There was negative correlation found between the school advancement pressure and coping strategies for these students of department of machinery.
Keywords: senior high and vocational high school, department of machinery, pressure of advancing to higher education, coping strategie
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