Learning in Foreign Cultures: Self-Reports of Learning Effectiveness across Different Instructional Techniques

Autor/in	Rajaram, Kumaran
Titel	Learning in Foreign Cultures: Self-Reports of Learning Effectiveness across Different Instructional Techniques
Quelle	In: World Journal of Education, 3 (2013) 4, S.71-95 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1925-0746
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Western Civilization; Business Administration Education; Familiarity; Foreign Countries; Student Attitudes; Case Studies; Student Projects; Video Technology; Discussion; Transfer of Training; Cultural Differences; Instructional Effectiveness; Student Research; Confucianism; Power Structure; College Students; Learning Processes; Mixed Methods Research; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland; Schülerverhalten; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Schulprojekt; Diskussion; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Kultureller Unterschied; Unterrichtserfolg; Studentenforschung; Konfuzianismus; Collegestudent; Learning process; Lernprozess; Singapur
Abstract	Substantial numbers of Chinese mainland students are enrolled in overseas Western-based business courses but are dislocated from their home cultures. Business education curriculum and course designers need to understand how these students are best trained in western style education programs. Four-hundred students in Singaporean business training programs provided differential ratings of perceived learning effectiveness, plus dislocation measures of familiarity, comfort and ease of knowledge transfer for each of ten commonly used instructional strategies previously investigated by Rodrigues, four of which he termed "active" and six "passive". In terms of perceived learning effectiveness alone, Mainland Chinese students reported clear differences. In order of decreasing effectiveness, they reported lectures by instructors, case-studies, group projects, videos, guest speakers, classroom presentations, individual research projects, classroom discussions, computerized learning and lastly, reading textbooks. The study presents strategies and practices for facilitating effective learning for mainland Chinese students in western based education--choice of instructional techniques and mixtures, attention to students' cultural dislocation, comfort, familiarity, and ease of knowledge transfer. (As Provided).
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Update	2018/2/04