Culture and Context: Critical Thinking and Student Learning in Introductory Macroeconomics

Autor/in	Jones, Anna
Titel	Culture and Context: Critical Thinking and Student Learning in Introductory Macroeconomics
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 30 (2005) 3, S.339-354 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
Schlagwörter	Linguistics; Macroeconomics; Critical Thinking; Foreign Students; Cultural Context; Cultural Differences; Student Adjustment; Educational Environment; Comparative Analysis; Chinese; English (Second Language); College Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Linguistik; Makroökonomie; Kritisches Denken; Kultureller Unterschied; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; China; Chinesen; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Collegestudent
Abstract	This article reports the findings of an in-depth qualitative case study that explored the ways in which Chinese-speaking international students adapt to a western learning environment, and the effect that the teaching context has upon student learning. The study explored this effect by investigating a critical thinking task from the perspectives of Chinese-speaking international and English-speaking local students. The study found that despite cultural and linguistic differences, international students' conceptualisation of critical thinking was very similar to their local counterparts. The study confirmed that, although cultural and linguistic differences are important, the way in which a subject and assessment task is presented to students has a profound impact on learning. The study highlights the adaptability of international students to different educational contexts and raises questions regarding the nature of critical thinking. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10