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A Structural Analysis of Learner on Adult Female Learners' Learning Outcome

성인여성학습자의 학습성과에 대한 구조분석

  • Received : 2016.01.28
  • Accepted : 2016.03.03
  • Published : 2016.03.31
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Abstract

This study examined the multi-phrased effects and outcomes of adult female learners who participated in lifelong learning activities, as well as the proposed structural relationships among the five latent variables. Questions established to achieve the purpose of the study are as follow: What effects do the learner's characteristics, lifelong education institutions, learning flow, and learning satisfaction have on the learning come? The participants of the survey numbered 632, but 54 respondents who were unreliable or did not complete their survey were excluded. A total of 578 cases were analyzed for this research. The structural relationships among the five latent variables-learner's characteristics, lifelong education institutions, learning flow and learning satisfaction, and learning outcome of the adult female learners-AMOS 18.0 program were also used for structural analysis. The major findings of this research are as follows. First, the model fitness showed that the hypothetical model provided a reasonable fit to the data ${\chi}^2=224.267$ (df=69, p<.001), RMSEA=.062, TLI=.943, RFI=.920, CFI=.957, IFI=.957, NFI=.939. Second, the learner's characteristics ( =.218, p<.001) and lifelong education institutions ( =.301, p<.001) have a direct effect on the learning outcomes. The learning flow ( =-.149 p=.541) does not have a direct effect on the learning outcome. Learning satisfaction ( =.405 p<.001) have a direct effect on the learning outcome. To put findings above together, in respect to adult female learners' performances, the learning outcomes are influenced directly by the learner characteristics, conditions of the lifelong education institutions, and learning satisfaction, whereas satisfaction indirectly affects the learners' learning outcome.

본 연구는 평생학습에 참여하는 성인여성학습자의 학습성과에 영향을 미치는 요인들을 분석하고 관련 변인들이 학습성과와 어떠한 구조적인 관계를 형성하는지 고찰하는데 그 목적이 있다. 분석대상은 D지역 평생교육기관에서 평생학습에 참여하거나 평생학습경험이 있는 성인여성학습자 578명을 연구대상으로 하였다. 본 연구에서는 학습성과를 분석하기 위한 관련변인으로 학습자특성, 평생교육기관여건, 학습몰입, 학습만족도를 잠재변인으로 설정하여 14개의 관측변수를 두어 구조적 인과모형을 구성하였다. 연구결과, 모형의 적합도 지수의 값은 ${\chi}^2=224.267$ (df=69, p<.001), RMSEA=.062, TLI=.943, RFI=.920, CFI=.957, IFI=.957, NFI=.939로서, 모두 0.9이상으로 적합도 지수가 모두 만족되었다. 학습자특성의 학습성과에 대한 표준화계수는 .218이고 p<.001,평생교육기관여건의 학습성과에 대한 표준화계수는 .301, p<.001, 학습몰입이 학습성과에 대한 표준화계수는 -.149, p=.541, 학습만족도는 표준화계수 .405, p<.001로 학습몰입을 제외하고 모두 학습성과에 직접 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 연구를 통해, 학습자특성과 평생교육기관, 학습만족도가 학습성과에 유의한 직접효과를 가지고 있음을 확인하였다. 학습몰입은 학습성과에 직접 효과를 주지 못하고, 학습만족도를 매개로 간접효과를 주는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 평생학습성과를 설명할 수 있는 종합모델을 구축하고, 관련 변인들 간의 구조적 인과관계를 밝힘으로써, 성인여성학습자의 학습성과에 대한 전체적 측면에서의 구조를 설명할 수 있는 이론적 논의를 시도하였다는 점과 학습성과와 관련된 변인들간의 구조적 인과관계를 실증적으로 탐색했다는 점에서 의의가 있다.

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