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Shedding Light on the East Asian Learner Paradox: Reconstructing Student-Centredness in a Shanghai Classroom
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Mok, Ida Ah Chee – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2006
The "East Asian learner paradox" refers to the apparent contradiction between the "teacher-dominated" learning environment in East Asia, which is generally perceived to be non-conducive to learning, and the outstanding performance of East Asian students in comparative studies. This study attempts to explain this phenomenon…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness