Magnitude of Interaction between Language of Instruction of Prior Education and Learning Traits on Academic Achievement Scores of International Students

Autor/inn/en	Varughese, Varughese Kuzhumannil; Fehring, Heather
Titel	Magnitude of Interaction between Language of Instruction of Prior Education and Learning Traits on Academic Achievement Scores of International Students
Quelle	In: International Education Studies, 3 (2010) 3, S.20-25 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1913-9020
Schlagwörter	Language of Instruction; Prior Learning; Cognitive Style; Academic Achievement; Foreign Students; Scores; Statistical Analysis; Conventional Instruction; Problem Based Learning; Foreign Countries; College Students; Biology; Questionnaires; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Vorkenntnisse; Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Schulleistung; Statistische Analyse; Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Ausland; Collegestudent; Biologie; Fragebogen; Australien
Abstract	This paper investigates the magnitude of difference of academic achievement scores by language of instruction of prior education and the magnitude of interaction between language of instruction of prior education and students' preferred learning trait on academic performance of a group of international students in two teaching and learning practices. The magnitude of difference and magnitude of interaction were determined by using Cohen's "d" with Hedges "g" correction. Coe's spread sheet was used for the analysis. The study showed that the magnitude of difference of academic achievement score was found to be "very small" on Traditional method of Teaching and Learning (TTL) and small on Problem-Based method of Learning (PBL). However, the magnitude of interaction between language of instruction of prior education and learning traits varied from very small to large. It is a challenging task to accommodate international students from different language background and optimize the whole learning process in an English speaking teaching and learning environment. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01