Resumen de Factors Affecting Students´Learning and Satisfaction on Tourism and Hospitality Course-Related Field Trips
Alan Wong, Chak-keung (Simon) Wong
The objective of this paper is to report the results of a project that studied the factors affecting students'learning and satisfaction on Tourism and Hospitality course-related field trips. A questionnaire was used to measure students' perceptions of their learning experience and satisfaction. Tweet; Likert scale statements were developed to gauge students' attitudes toward the different activities,the running of the tour, and the different roles of the teacher and tour guide throughout the tour. Three factors were derived using factor analysis: 1) Learning-Orientated Activities; 2) Tour Guided Activities and Entertainment; and 3) Student's Expectation and Relationship with Classmates. Multiple regression analysis revealed that Student's Expectation and Relationship with Classmates anti Learning-Orientated Activities exerted a positive impact on the overall satisfaction with the field a T-tests and ANOVA tests revealed some significant differences among the demographic variables. Implications of the study and suggestions for educators relating to the organization of field trips ,also discussed.
