A Study on Teacher Support and Learning Adaptation among Six-year Normal University Freshmen: The Moderating Effect of the Hardiness

Jian-Yong Chen; Chia-Ching Tu

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Jian-Yong Chen ¹ ², Chia-Ching Tu ³ ^*

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¹ Dhurakij Pundit University, THAILAND² Hunan University of Arts and Science, CHINA³ Department of Education Management, CAIC, Dhurakij Pundit University, Bangkok, THAILAND^* Corresponding Author

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In this study, the teacher support scale, the hardiness scale and the learning adaptation scale were used in a kindergarten teacher’s college in Changde. A survey was conducted among 1148 college students to analyze the relationship between teacher support, hardiness and learning adaptation, and to explore whether hardiness plays a role in the moderation between teacher support and learning adaptation. The result is that: (1) Teacher support can significantly predict students’ learning adaptation; (2) Hardiness can also be significant predication of students’ learning adaptation; (3) Hardiness can play a moderator role in teacher support and learning adaptation. I conclude by acknowledging the limitations of this study and recommending further research.

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teacher support
learning adaptation
hardiness
moderating

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, 2019, Volume 15, Issue 12, Article No: em1827

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