Deep or Surface Learning? Perceptions of Chinese International and Local Students in Australian Universities

Autor/inn/en	Li, Boli; Burke, Jenene; Plunkett, Margaret
Titel	Deep or Surface Learning? Perceptions of Chinese International and Local Students in Australian Universities
Quelle	In: Issues in Educational Research, 32 (2022) 1, S.149-181 (33 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Li, Boli) ORCID (Burke, Jenene) ORCID (Plunkett, Margaret)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0313-7155
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; College Students; Asians; Foreign Countries; Student Attitudes; Learning Strategies; Cognitive Style; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Ausland; Schülerverhalten; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Australien
Abstract	Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese international students (CIS) still constitute the largest international population in Australian higher education. Yet limited research has examined the lived learning experience of CIS and local students in Australian universities. Underpinned by Biggs, Kember and Leung's (2001) 3P model of learning, this article explores the perceptions of CIS regarding their approaches to learning in Australian universities, as compared with Australian domestic students (ADS). Surveys incorporating the "Revised Study Process Questionnaire" (R-SPQ-2F) were conducted with 156 CIS and 212 ADS from two Australian universities. The findings demonstrated that perceived disparities existed between the two cohorts in terms of their approaches to learning. These disparities, however, did not support the well-documented view of CIS as mainly surface oriented learners but rather as more rounded learners than ADS in their learning approaches. This study gave voice to CIS to reflect on their learning in Australian universities, in conjunction with and supplemented by insights provided by their Australian student counterparts. It also enabled a greater understanding of CIS learning in Western universities, particularly in Australian universities. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Inc. 5/202 Coode Street, Como, Western Australia 6152, Australia. e-mail: editor@iier.org.au; Web site: http://www.iier.org.au/iier.html
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01