ERIC Number: EJ1034731
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Aug
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1475-2409
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Are Chinese University Students More Likely to Exhibit a Surface Approach to Learning than Other International Students in Finland?
Sakurai, Yusuke; Pyhältö, Kirsi; Lindblom-Ylänne, Sari
Journal of Research in International Education, v13 n2 p135-148 Aug 2014
This article is based on a study which investigated whether Chinese international students at a university in Finland are more likely to rely on a Surface approach to learning and dismiss a Deep approach than are other international students in the same university educational context. In responding to a survey, students' scores with respect to the Deep approach and Organized Studying did not significantly differ between the groups. However, the Chinese students appeared slightly to exhibit the Surface approach to a greater extent, although this result was tentative when the students' extreme response styles were taken into account.
Descriptors: Asians, Foreign Countries, Cognitive Style, Foreign Students, Study Habits, Comparative Analysis, College Students, Cultural Differences, Factor Analysis, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Online Surveys, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland
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