A Cross-Cultural Analysis of the Patterns of Learning and Academic Performance of Spanish and Latin-American Undergraduates

Autor/inn/en	Martínez-Fernández, J. Reinaldo; Vermunt, Jan D.
Titel	A Cross-Cultural Analysis of the Patterns of Learning and Academic Performance of Spanish and Latin-American Undergraduates
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 40 (2015) 2, S.278-295 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2013.823934
Schlagwörter	Cross Cultural Studies; Guidelines; Latin Americans; Cognitive Style; Measures (Individuals); Comparative Analysis; Undergraduate Students; Teacher Education Programs; Foreign Countries; Factor Analysis; Asians; Translation; Scores; Reliability; Structural Equation Models; Educational Experience; Cultural Differences; Western Civilization; Colombia; Mexico; Spain; Venezuela + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Richtlinien; Latin America; People; Lateinamerika; Bevölkerung; Volk; Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Messdaten; Ausland; Faktorenanalyse; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Reliabilität; Bildungserfahrung; Kultureller Unterschied; Kolumbien; Mexiko; Spanien
Abstract	The aim of this study was to analyse and compare the learning patterns of higher education students from Spain and three Latin-American countries (Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela). For this purpose Vermunt's Inventory of Learning Styles (ILS) was translated into Spanish and tested. The participants were 456 undergraduates enrolled in a teacher education programme who completed the ILS and a set of questions about their academic performance, personal background and university experience. The data were analysed using reliability and factor analyses, analysis of variance and structural equation modelling. The results showed significant differences in mean ILS scores and factor structures between students from different countries. Academic performance was explained to a significant degree by some ILS scales about learning patterns. The results were interpreted within a cross-cultural framework, focusing on differences reported up to date between Latin-American and Spanish students versus Western and Asian students. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10