| Title |
Study on Self-directed Learning Ability and Learning Effect of Students Majoring in Tourism Management based on Virtual Simulation Technology |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5573/IEIESPC.2023.12.3.197 |
| Keywords |
Virtual simulation experimental technology; Tourism management; Learning effect; New liberal arts |
| Abstract |
Virtual simulation technology has become unavoidable for teaching tourism practice in application-focused universities. This study examined students majoring in tourism management in application-oriented universities and divided them into an observation group and a control group. In a “tourism planning" course, the influence of virtual simulation technology on the practical teaching of tourism was studied through methods of experimental comparative analysis and multivariate statistical analysis. After the implementation of the virtual simulation experiment teaching, students’ self-directed learning ability and learning were significantly improved. The selfdirected learning ability and learning effect of the students in the observation group were significantly improved by 13.31 and 12.37 , respectively. This indicates that the virtual simulation experiment teaching had a positive impact on the self-directed learning ability and learning. The standard beta coefficient between the virtual simulation experimental teaching and self-directed learning ability was 0.698, and that between virtual simulation experimental teaching and the learning effect was 0.790. The standard coefficient Sig was 0.000. Through regression analysis, it was found that virtual simulation experimental teaching had a prominent positive impact on students’ self-directed learning ability and learning in the tourism planning course. Therefore, the following is proposed: (1) application-oriented universities should develop virtual simulation experiments for the tourism management major; (2) application-oriented universities should develop and share virtual simulation experiments for the tourism management major; and (3) application-oriented universities should promote the diverse development of virtual simulation experiments for the tourism management major. |