An Analysis Of The Impact Of Extracurricular Learning Inputs On The University Students’ Development

With the rapid development of knowledge economy, two major characteristics have emerged in the international higher education field. The one is that the past simple evaluation system which focused only on the resource input has been changed into a quality evaluation system which takes learning output as its criteria, learning process as its key, the learners as its focus. The other is that the past simple educational system has been changed to set up diploma mutual recognition international criteria on the principle of equal quality. The evaluation of learning process highlights that the evaluation should focus on the learners and the key points should be the learners themselves, their attitudes, experience, inputs, results and etc..Based on Astin’s participation theory and1101undergraduates of Guangxi University, this study is going to analyze the extracurricular learning input, students’development and the relationship between the two, trying to dig out the impact of extracurricular learning input on students’development and offer some suggestions for university students to properly arrange their time and activities after class. Besides, this study also tries to list some strategies for universities to consider when they manage to find out how to promote students’extracurricular learning. Through regression analysis of NESS-China questionnaire, this study finds that students’extracurricular learning inputs have an impact on their development and they are positively correlated.This paper consists of five parts.Part One: a literature review summarizes the relevant researches on extracurricular learning input impact on students’development at home and abroad; the shortcomings of the relevant researches are analyzed; and the research purpose, significance and methodology are put forward.Part Two:the relevant concepts and theories involved in this paper are stated.Part Three:the hypothesis of this study is firstly put forward, and the research object and the source of data are introduced, and the reliability and validity of the questionnaire are testified.Part Four:data analysis is conducted based on the questionnaire and interviews from Guangxi University students and through SPSS17.0the research hypothesis in Part Two is testified. The results show that:(1) Guangxi University students’extracurricular learning inputs have a certain influence on the development of students;(2) there is positive correlation between the Guangxi University students’extracurricular learning inputs and their development, that is to say, the more extracurricular learning inputs, the better development.Part Five: based on the literature review and the findings of data analysis, some suggestions are made. The suggestions mainly concerns two aspects. One aspect is concerned of the students’own efforts and their participation selection. These exact suggestions are as follows:1. to value personal efforts.2. to set a comprehensive but clear developing goal.3. to grasp the principle of "moderate".4. to actively participate in the class learning. The other aspect is concerned of the training plan outside the classroom, and the exact suggestions are as follows:1. to make synchronous development of the students and teaching affairs;2. to improve the environment of extracurricular activities on the campus;3. to properly allocate the time for extracurricular activities in the "general and special" way;4. to open the "second classroom" during the spare time;5. to improve the interpersonal relationships on the campus.