| Description |
285 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Learning theories and approaches to research : a cross-cultural perspective / David Watkins -- Cultural context for Chinese learners : conceptions of learning in the Confucian tradition / Lee Wing On -- Western misperceptions of the Confucian-heritage learning culture / John Biggs -- Memorizing and understanding : the keys to the paradox? / Ference Marton, Gloria Dall'Alba and Tse Lai Kun -- Accepting personal responsibility for learning / Farideh Salili -- Hong Kong secondary school learners : a developmental perspective / David Watkins -- Coping with second language texts : the development of lexically-based reading strategies / Robert Keith Johnson and Agnes Yau So Ngor -- Studying in a second language : the experiences of Chinese students in Canada / John R. Kirby, Rosamund A. Woodhouse and Yamin Ma -- How Hong Kong students cope with assessment / Catherine Tang and John Biggs -- Collaborative learning : the latent dimension in Chinese students' learning / Catherine Tang -- Chinese students at an Australian university : adaptability and continuity / Simone Volet and Peter Renshaw -- Peer tutoring and learning outcomes / Sam Winter -- Improving student learning through action research into teaching / Lyn Gow, David Kember and Jan McKay -- Chinese learner in retrospect / John Biggs and David Watkins. |
| Subject |
Chinese students -- Psychology.
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Chinese -- Foreign countries -- Psychology.
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Educational psychology.
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Learning.
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Context effects (Psychology)
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| Added Author |
Watkins, David (David A.)
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Biggs, John B. (John Burville)
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| ISBN |
0864311826 |
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