Influence of Culture on Students’ Awareness of How and Why They Learn
Purpose – The reason many Asian students fi nd student-centred learning challenging may be due to cultural factors present in every human interaction between individuals. This study attempts to determine the infl uence of these cultural factors on students’ awareness of how and why they learn....
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| author | Siew Chee Choy Daljeet Singh Sedhu Yow Lin Liew Audrey Malenee Norkhadirah Anuar Mun Yee Lee |
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| description | Purpose – The reason many Asian students fi nd student-centred learning challenging may be due to cultural factors present in every human interaction between individuals. This study attempts to determine the infl uence of these cultural factors on students’ awareness of how and why they learn.
Method – A sample of 12 students enrolled in a two year diploma course in a Malaysian university was interviewed, using a semistructured interview protocol, on the students’ perceptions and experiences when learning. The results were analysed qualitatively using the interpretive approach.
Findings – The results show that students rely on their teachers for information, implying a high power distance as well as low individualism, and are not inclined to explore on their own. These students readily approach their friends rather than teachers for help with their assignments. They also hold their parents’ opinions in high regard.
Significance – The results of this study are important for teachers when implementing student-centred learning. It will be challenging for Malaysian students to respond well to this form of learning strategy as it requires a certain amount of independent learning as well as risk-taking behaviour which these students seem to lack. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-80456ad00595458ab271ca3a569cd1cc2022-12-22T00:53:38ZengUUM PressMalaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction1675-81102180-24832015-01-011210.32890/mjli2015.12.3Influence of Culture on Students’ Awareness of How and Why They LearnSiew Chee Choy0Daljeet Singh Sedhu1Yow Lin Liew2Audrey Malenee3Norkhadirah Anuar4Mun Yee Lee5Centre for Educational Psychology and Instructional Strategies, Tunku Abdul Rahman University CollegeCentre for Educational Psychology and Instructional Strategies Tunku Abdul Rahman University CollegeCentre for Educational Psychology and Instructional Strategies Tunku Abdul Rahman University CollegeCentre for Educational Psychology and Instructional Strategies Tunku Abdul Rahman University CollegeCentre for Educational Psychology and Instructional Strategies Tunku Abdul Rahman University CollegeCentre for Educational Psychology and Instructional Strategies Tunku Abdul Rahman University CollegePurpose – The reason many Asian students fi nd student-centred learning challenging may be due to cultural factors present in every human interaction between individuals. This study attempts to determine the infl uence of these cultural factors on students’ awareness of how and why they learn. Method – A sample of 12 students enrolled in a two year diploma course in a Malaysian university was interviewed, using a semistructured interview protocol, on the students’ perceptions and experiences when learning. The results were analysed qualitatively using the interpretive approach. Findings – The results show that students rely on their teachers for information, implying a high power distance as well as low individualism, and are not inclined to explore on their own. These students readily approach their friends rather than teachers for help with their assignments. They also hold their parents’ opinions in high regard. Significance – The results of this study are important for teachers when implementing student-centred learning. It will be challenging for Malaysian students to respond well to this form of learning strategy as it requires a certain amount of independent learning as well as risk-taking behaviour which these students seem to lack.https://www.e-journal.uum.edu.my/index.php/mjli/article/view/7678Cultural influencesstudent learningperceptions and learning experience |
| spellingShingle | Siew Chee Choy Daljeet Singh Sedhu Yow Lin Liew Audrey Malenee Norkhadirah Anuar Mun Yee Lee Influence of Culture on Students’ Awareness of How and Why They Learn Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction Cultural influences student learning perceptions and learning experience |
| title | Influence of Culture on Students’ Awareness of How and Why They Learn |
| title_full | Influence of Culture on Students’ Awareness of How and Why They Learn |
| title_fullStr | Influence of Culture on Students’ Awareness of How and Why They Learn |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of Culture on Students’ Awareness of How and Why They Learn |
| title_short | Influence of Culture on Students’ Awareness of How and Why They Learn |
| title_sort | influence of culture on studentsa€™ awareness of how and why they learn |
| topic | Cultural influences student learning perceptions and learning experience |
| url | https://www.e-journal.uum.edu.my/index.php/mjli/article/view/7678 |
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