The Research of Hsin Chu County Elementary School Teacher’s Motivation to Participate the In-Service Master's Degree and Their Professional Development

• Main Authors: Wan-Chun Yin, 殷宛均
• Other Authors: Meng-Ching Hu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/73569469498699543402

碩士 === 國立中正大學 === 教學專業發展數位學習碩士在職專班 === 101 === The purpose of this research is to explore the teacher's motivation to participate the In-service Master's degree and the current situation of professional development in the elementary schools of Hsin Chu County, and also to explore the diverseness of the teachers from different background about their motivation and the current situation. And the research investigates the connection between these two group and analyze if the motivation can predict the professional development. 　　　 　　The research is based on the analysis of the questionnaire survey "The teacher's motivation to participate the In-service Master's degree and the professional development in the elementary schools of Hsin Chu County". The 320 subjects are sampled from the 825 teachers who have already obtained the In-service Master's degree. There are 298 valid questionnaires. The effective response rate is 93.1%. The obtained data areanalyzed through the methods of calculations of mean, standard deviation, t-test, one-way analysis of variance, product-moment correlation and stepwise multiple regression . 　　　 This research concludes the following summary: 1. The motivation of the teachers tends to positive. 2. The professional development of the teachers arise to mid-high and high levels. 3. There is obvious variation on the motivation of the teachers from different marital status, years of service, present post, the size of the school. 4. There is obvious variation on the professional development of the teachers from different marital status and years of service. 5. The higherof the motivation of the teachers, the better of their professional development. 6. The motivation of the teachers can predict their professional development efficiently. 　　According to the results of the research, the recommendations are provided as a reference for the educational authorities, elementary schools and elementary school teachers. Keywords: elementary school teacher, In-service study, master's degree, motivation of learning, professional development