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Peer reviewedGow, Lyn; Kember, David – Higher Education, 1990
The survey of about 1,000 students at a Hong Kong University found a decrease in students' use of a deep approach to study and an increased tendency to adopt a surface approach between their first and final years. Intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation, surface demands, workload, and teaching style are given as possible explanations. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Independent Study
