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Phan, Huy P.; Deo, Bisun – Higher Education Research and Development, 2008
There has been substantial research evidence concerning the learning approaches of students in Western and non-Western contexts. Nonetheless, it has been a decade since research in the South Pacific was conducted on the learning approaches of tertiary students. The present research examined the learning approaches of Fijian and other Pacific…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
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Watkins, David; Akande, Adebowale – Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 1992
A study investigated the reliability and validity of the Study Process Questionnaire (Biggs) for 352 undergraduates in a Nigerian university. Although it was found that the concepts involved were relevant to this population and scales and subscales had adequate internal consistency, cross-cultural comparison of scores was problematic. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
Biggs, John B. – 1987
A common thread in contemporary research in student learning refers to the ways in which students go about learning. A theory of learning is presented that accentuates the interaction between the person and the situation. Research evidence implies a form of meta-cognition called meta-learning, the awareness of students of their own learning…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Foreign Countries, Higher Education