Research on College Students' Cognition of the Value of General Education Courses

摘要

As the subject of general education, students' cognition of the value of general education courses affects the implementation effect of general education. This study investigates the cognition of general education courses of students in H University and has the following findings: although students' overall satisfaction with the general education courses is high, their cognition of their value is insufficient; freshmen have higher cognition of the value of general education courses than sophomores; students' overall academic performance is significantly correlated with their general education performance; girls are significantly better than boys in terms of performances in general education courses. Through analysis of the reasons, it is found that there are both internal factors of students and external factors. Finally, some suggestions are put forward for H University to enhance students' cognition of the value of general education courses.