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EVALUATING STUDENTS’ LEARNING ATTITUDES TOWARDS PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING ON ONLINE LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND LEARNING PERFORMANCE IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY SCHOOLS

Chien-Ting Chiang, Associate Professor, Department of Tourism and Recreation

Management, Cheng Shiu University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

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Ying Chieh Chen*, Assistant Professor, Department of Leisure and Sport 

Management, Cheng Shiu University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

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Theeralak Satjawathee, Assistant Professor, International College For Interdisciplinary Studies, Payap University, Chiangmai, 50000, Thailand

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Abstract

This study aimed to provide a hypothetical model to evaluate the characteristics of students’ attitudes towards the problem-based learning in tourism and hospitality programs. This study therefore sought to establish and explain the model of students’ attitudes towards the problem-based learning, satisfaction with online learning, and educational learning performance. Data were collected through questionnaire surveys administered students in universities in using 368 valid questionnaire surveys in the period between January and July 2021. Results of the study showed that students hold mostly positive learning attitudes (self-motivated learning attitude and supported learning attitude) are considered directly contribute to both satisfaction of e- online learning experiences and learning performance. This provides an important foundation as it resulted in several improvements to the instruct work for designing tourism and hospitality curriculums implements.

Keywords: learning attitudes; learning experiences; online learning experiences; problem-based learning, learning performance