To broaden students' knowledge of potential careers after a Bachelor’s degree in educational science, a compulsory course to introduce issues related to adult learning, training, and relevant environments is offered. Observation during the first class of the course leads to the hypothesis that the students are motivated by extrinsic factors, as many aspire to become school teachers. Bourgeois (2013) stated that students’ engagement in training includes their motives to enroll in training and their involvement in the learning, while Fredricks, et al. (2004) identified three types of involvement in learning: (1) involvement through behavioral commitment, (2) emotional commitment, and (3) cognitive commitment.
This study investigates students' engagement in training and their involvement in learning. To encourage more intrinsic factors of engagement, we invite them to work in groups and co-design the course activities. Thirty-five students completed an anonymous online survey in which they stated their motives for engagement and their involvement during the training. We then analyzed students' answers using an open-source statistics program.
Results indicated that some students already had intrinsic motives of engagement related to the course content at the beginning of the course. By the end of the semester, students’ interest in the course content was also identified and positively correlated to their involvement in the course. These findings justify the benefits of students' participation in the design of the course. Future research will explore how different group activities (collaboration or cooperation) facilitate learning.

Authors:
Dina Adinda, Paris Nanterre University, France
Céline Hoffert, Paris Nanterre University, France

About the Presenter(s)
Dina Adinda holds a PhD in Education and is an associate professor at the University of Paris Nanterre. Her research interests include higher education, adults training and learning, mentoring, learners’ self-direction, and educational technology.

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