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The Chinese Learner: Cultural, Psychological and Contextual Influences

The Chinese Learner: Cultural, Psychological and Contextual Influences

Watkins, David A.
Biggs, John B.

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ChineseGeneral Education

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ISBN10: 0864311826
ISBN13: 9780864311825
Publisher: Hong Kong Univ Pr
Published: Jan 1 1996
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
This is the first book to paint a clear, research based picture of how Chinese students and their teachers see the context and content of their learning both in Hong Kong and abroad. The focus of much of this research is the question 'How can Chinese learners be so successful academically (often out-performing their Western peers) when their teaching and learning seems to be so oriented to rote memorization?'. It is concluded that at the heart of this paradox are cross-cultural differences in the very processes of teaching and learning, particularly concerning the relationship between memorizing and understanding and the nature of motivation. Widely held Western stereotypes and misconceptions of Chinese learners are shown to be largely without foundation.

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