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Zhang, Li-Fang; Watkins, David – Higher Education, 2001
Studied the relationship between student approaches to learning and stages of cognitive development, also considering the validity of the theory of development of W. Perry (1970). Results for 67 U.S. and 193 Mainland Chinese students suggest a relationship between cognitive development and student learning approaches with different patterns for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, College Students, Educational Theories