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Title:
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DO WE REALLY LEARN DIFFERENTLY? A CASE OF COMPARING LEARNING STYLES OF TWO CULTURALLY DIFFERENT GROUPS OF STUDENTS |
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Author(s):
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Nauman Saeed, Suku Sinnappan, Stefanie Markham |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-78-6 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers, Tomayess Issa and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2012 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Learning styles, cross culture study, higher education. |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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46 |
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Last Page:
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53 |
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Language:
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English |
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Paper Abstract:
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This article examines the learning styles of two groups of students engaged in a collaborative project but studying at different universities, one in Australia and the other in the USA. However, almost all of the students from the Australian cohort were international students from China thus this study is essentially a comparison between American and Chinese students. A comparison was made between the learning styles of these two groups and how cultural conditioning was reflected in their learning preferences. Felder-Solomans Index of Learning Styles (ILS) was used to collect learning styles data, which was later analysed using SPSS software. No significant differences were observed in the learning style preferences of the two groups suggesting that culture didnt play a significant part in defining their learning habits. The findings also negate the notion that Asian (Chinese) students are more prone to rote learning, memorization or passivity as compared to their Western counterparts. |
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