The Effect of Learning Satisfaction and Self-efficacy on Job Problemsolving Confidence in the National Job Competency Standard (NCS) Education of College Students Majoring in Skin Beauty

Abstract

To examine whether NCS education is practically applied to the skin care major students who take the NCS curriculum, this study was identified and verified the factors affecting on job-problem-solving such as the actual state of NCS-based operation and perception, learning satisfaction, self-efficacy, and the factors affected on confidence in job problem-solving was analyzed. The composition of the survey consisted of a total of 41 questions in 4 areas: general characteristics (4 questions), NCS-based operation status and perception (9 questions), learning satisfaction and self-efficacy (16 questions), and career selection (6 questions). After verifying the reliability and validity of the measurement tool, questionnaire was composed. To analyze the data, 4 analysis as following frequency, reliability, factor, and multiple regression were applied using the SPSS 22.0 program. The module for identifying skin conditions in the learning module of the NCS-based operation practices out of NCS curriculum has an effect on increase confidence of the college students being able to solve a job problem after choosing a job and the improvement of professional knowledge such as skin condition identification can prevent from getting out of job. In the learning satisfaction field of NCS curriculum, the higher the skill improvement the skin beauty technic and the possibility of completion of a task through NCS curriculum, the higher the job problem-solving confidence, and In skin beauty college students' self-directed learning participation, the basic knowledge should be encouraged to build up by inducing technical knowledge and interest. In the self-efficacy field of the NCS curriculum, it was found that the more you try to think deeply about skin beauty, recognize the lack of self-skills through NCS education, and feel the need for education reinforcement, the more confident you are in solving job problems. In addition, among the deficient factors in academic performance at the university education level using NCS curriculum, class engagement and academic self-efficacy can act as factors that increase academic achievement. When job problems arise, the application of knowledge and skills acquired through NCS education is expected to affect job problem-solving confidence that can overcome obstacles arising after job choice. The NCS education of college students majoring in skin care was exposed to be a positive factor that improves job problem-solving confidence after employment by increasing learning satisfaction and self-efficacy.