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V. Foreign Higher Education and Education Systems, International Relations, Bilateral Relations
B. Essays, Commentaries, Statements
Author LI, Dongmei (REMEDIOS, Louisa; CLARKE, David)
Title Chinese students' groupwork practices and experiences in China / Dongmei Li ; Louisa Remedios ; David Clarke
Publication year 2014
Source/Footnote In: Higher education. - 68 (2014) 2, S. 227 - 241
Inventory number 36633
Keywords Ausland : China : einzelne Hochschulen ; Ausland : China : Studenten, Studium, Lehre ; Studentenschaft : Studienverhalten
Abstract Chinese students constitute the most rapidly growing international cohort of students enrolled in many Western tertiary settings, and it is important to understand more about their preparation for engaging with commonly used teaching approaches such as groupwork. This study investigated their attitudes and experience of groupwork while enrolled at a large Chinese university. Semi-structured and video-stimulated recall interview data were collected from 16 third-year Finance students over a 5-week field study. Results showed that this group of Chinese students experienced more out-of-class than in-class groupwork activities. These out-of-class groupwork sessions fell into three categories: (1) student initiated, (2) student league initiated and (3) teacher initiated. Students identified both individual and collective benefits from groupwork, highlighting that Chinese students value groupwork and actively seek to engage with it in the Chinese tertiary context. This study contributes to the understanding of Chinese students? group practices in Chinese tertiary settings. (HRK / Abstract übernommen) Li, Dongmei, E-Mail: d.li@student.unimelb.edu.au