Academic Difficulties Encountered by East Asian International University Students in New Zealand

Autor/inn/en	Lee, Boram; Farruggia, Susan P.; Brown, Gavin T. L.
Titel	Academic Difficulties Encountered by East Asian International University Students in New Zealand
Quelle	In: Higher Education Research and Development, 32 (2013) 6, S.915-931 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0729-4360
DOI	10.1080/07294360.2013.806444
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Asians; Foreign Students; Cognitive Style; Higher Education; Universities; Student Surveys; Interviews; Academic Achievement; Language Proficiency; English for Academic Purposes; Memorization; Learning Strategies; Student Characteristics; Measures (Individuals); Questionnaires; Correlation; Factor Analysis; Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; Self Evaluation (Individuals); Academic Failure; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; University; Universität; Schülerbefragung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schulleistung; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Gedächtnistraining; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Messdaten; Fragebogen; Korrelation; Faktorenanalyse; Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse; Neuseeland
Abstract	The study focused on learning difficulties experienced by East Asian International (EAI) students. Participants were 117 EAI students undertaking tertiary study at a major university, all were surveyed and 21 students were interviewed. The findings suggest that language limitations, academic content and learning styles were associated with difficulties in their learning. Difficulties with academic content appeared to act as the major barrier to their academic performance rather than English language. This is contrary to earlier findings, where Asian students often experienced difficulties in tasks that are particularly related to language proficiency. The study also contradicted the popular belief that Asian students are only surface learners. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10