Development of Positive Experience Instructional Model to Enhance Personal Growth Initiative of Undergraduate Students

Li Yu

Positive Experience Instructional Model

Personal Growth Initiative

Undergraduate Students

The objectives of this research were 1) to examine the factors affecting personal growth initiative of undergraduate students 2) to develop positive experience teaching model to enhance personal growth initiative of undergraduate students and 3) to study the results of positive experience teaching model to enhance personal growth initiative of undergraduate students. The population of Phase 1 were 164 former students from four majors who study Mental Health Education course in the 1st semester, academic year 2023 in the Guangxi Vocational University of Agriculture and 3 lecturers who were teaching Mental Health Education Course from Guangxi Arts University, Guangxi technological College of machinery and electricity and Guangxi Nanning technological College. The target group in Phase 2 were 5 specialists to confirm on instructional model and sample group in Phase 3 were 31 students who enrolled in Mental Health Education Course in Chinese international education Major of Guangxi Vocational University of Agriculture. The research tools included questionnaires for students, interviews for teachers, conformity assessment form of positive experience instructional model, lesson plans using positive experience therapy and experiential teaching instructional model, and rubric scoring form. The statistics were frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation.

The results revealed the following.
1.The factors to enhance undergraduate students’ personal growth Initiative
of undergraduate students in Guang Xi Province were internal and external factors
from students and lecturers. The former included students’ awareness and
experience, psychological; external factors included teacher and environment.
2. Positive experience instructional model to improve personal growth initiative of undergraduate students included 5 components: 1) Principle and Rationale, 2) Objectives, 3) Contents, 4) Method of teaching & materials and 5) Evaluation. The model was 100% conformed to utility, feasibility, propriety, and accuracy standards as assessed by 3 specialists.
3. The results of positive experience teaching model to enhance personal growth initiative of undergraduate students have been effectively improved. Data presentation, 94% of the students had good initiative of self-development. Among
them, 13 students were excellent (42%), 16 were good (52%). personal growth
Initiative have improved by over 80% (good level). The research hypothesis is valid.

Keywords: Positive Experience Instructional Model; Personal Growth Initiative;
Undergraduate Students

Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University. Office of Academic Resources and Information Technology

Areewan Iamsa-ard

Tanaput Chancharoen

Wapee Kong-in

2023

2024-09-12

2024-09-12

2024-09-12

thesis

application/pdf

TH 371.334 Y94D 2023

eng

Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University

Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

Doctoral Degree

Curriculum and Instruction

Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University