The Influencing Mechanism of Students' Motivation of Selecting Subjects During the New College Entrance Examination on Satisfaction with Their Majors in College
The new round of college entrance examination(CEE)reform emphasizes the concept of"selective"education,which is directly reflected in the cancellation of the division of liberal arts and sciences and implementation of the subject selection examination system.Students'motivation for subject selection is divided into interest type and strategic type under the new CEE reform.This paper attempts to construct a relationship model between students'motivation for subject selection in high school and students'professional commitment and professional satisfaction after entering college,and investigate the direct impact of these two motivations on professional satisfaction,as well as the mediating role of professional commitment between motivation and satisfaction.Through the empirical analysis of 1 273 survey samples of CEE students in Zhejiang Province,it was found that students have higher interest-based motivation in choosing subjects than a strategic-based motivation,and there are significant differences in gender and father's educational background.Both motivations have a significant positive impact on professional satisfaction,and the impact of interest-based motivation is stronger;professional commitment plays a partial mediating role in the effect when interest-based motivation affects professional satisfaction,and a complete mediating effect when strategic-based motivation affects professional satisfaction.Moreover,the mediating role of emotional commitment is greater than that of economic commitment in the respective influence paths of the two motivations.The results indicate that students choosing subjects based on their interests is more conductive to their future professional learning in universities.Therefore,under the new CEE reform,it is more necessary to guide students to choose subjects from interest factors.
new college entrance examinationmotivation for subject selectionintereststrategyprofessional satisfactionprofessional commitment