The Three-Dimensional Transformation of Education in the Context of the Intelligent Era: An Assessment Based on Self-Directed Learning of Students Majoring in Infant and Toddler Care Service and Management

Building a learning society and a learning nation centered on lifelong learning for all embodies the vision that "everyone can learn, learning can happen everywhere, and learning can occur at any time." In the era of intelligence, various AI-based learning platforms provide multiple pathways for students in higher vocational colleges to pursue autonomous learning, injecting new vitality into the development of a learning society. This study applies Professor Williamson's Self-Directed Learning Scale to evaluate students across three academic years majoring in Infant Care Service and Management at higher vocational institutions. The findings indicate that students possess a certain degree of self-directed learning ability. The total score of self-directed learning decreases from the freshman to the sophomore year, then rises again in the junior year. Students perform well in learning strategies and interpersonal communication, but show room for improvement in learning evaluation, learning awareness, and learning behavior. Based on these results, this paper explores the three-dimensional transformation of education in the context of the intelligent era-specifically, the temporal transformation of education, the spatial transformation of education, and the subject transformation of education.