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Item | Mean | SD | |
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Part 1: benefits of service learning | | | |
Factor 1:practical skills and development | | | |
(13) Development of caring relationships | 5.069 | 1.192 | |
(16) Workplace skills | 5.112 | 1.061 | |
(12) Ability to assume personal responsibility | 5.164 | 1.079 | |
(14) Gaining the trust of others | 4.897 | 1.211 | |
(17) Ability to make a difference in the community | 4.603 | 1.179 | * |
(18) Skills in learning from experience | 5.026 | 1.219 | |
Factor 2:critical thinking | | | |
(9) Problem analysis and critical thinking | 4.603 | 1.257 | * |
(8) Applying knowledge to the “real world” | 4.552 | 1.301 | * |
(20) Connecting theory and practice | 4.647 | 1.232 | |
(11) Conflict resolution | 4.647 | 1.274 | |
(10) Social self-confidence | 4.759 | 1.206 | |
(19) Organizational skills | 4.776 | 1.238 | |
Factor 3:leadership and interpersonal skills | | | |
(2) Ability to work with others | 5.164 | 1.095 | |
(1) Personal growth | 4.983 | 1.209 | |
(4) Communications skills | 5.000 | 1.165 | |
(3) Leadership skills | 4.569 | 1.113 | * |
Factor4:citizenship | | | |
(5) Understanding cultural and racial differences | 4.422 | 1.252 | ** |
(7) Community involvement | 4.802 | 1.287 | |
(6) Social responsibility and citizenship skills | 4.974 | 1.226 | |
(15) Sensitivity to the plight of others | 4.879 | 1.188 | |
Part 2: benefits from professional learning | | | |
(1) Basis in CS/EE, mathematics, science, and engineering | 4.862 | 0.903 | |
(2) Design/implementation of experiments, analysis, and explanation of results | 4.828 | 0.897 | |
(3) Capability for using programming languages, application systems, and instruments of CS/EE | 4.716 | 0.921 | * |
(4) Capability for hardware and software development | 4.629 | 0.956 | * |
(5) Computer hardware design and computer networks | 4.595 | 0.884 | * |
(6) Teamwork and communication skills | 4.836 | 0.978 | |
(7) Discovery, understanding, integration, and problem-solving in CS/EE | 4.672 | 0.921 | * |
(8) Understanding the impacts of CS/EE on environments and continuous learning | 4.698 | 0.877 | * |
(9) Understanding the ethical and social responsibilities of CS/EE | 4.776 | 0.866 | * |
Part 3: correlation between service learning and professional discipline | | | |
(1) The capability and experience gained from service learning assist in learning the professional discipline. | 4.302 | 1.217 | ** |
(2) The capability and experience in the professional discipline assist in the service learning coursework. | 4.181 | 1.269 | ** |
Part 4: personal background | | | |
Gender | | | |
Male: 86 (74.14%) Female: P 30 (25.86%) | | | |
Year | | | |
Freshmen: 40 (34.48%) Sophomore: 38 (32.76%) Junior: 4 (3.45%) | | | |
Senior: 34 (29.31%) | | | |
Major | | | |
Computer science: 56 (48.28) Electric engineering: 59 (50.86%) | | | |
Place served*** | | | |
On-campus: 87 (75%) Off-campus: 56 (48.28%) | | | |
Type(s) of services*** | | | |
Work assistance: 68 (58.62%) Life assistance: 40 (34.48%) | | | |
Document processing: 36 (31.03%) Escort services: 24 (20.67%) | | | |
Schoolwork assistance: 14 (12.07%) Activities planning: 9 (7.76%) | | | |
Others: 11 (9.48%) | | | |
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