Does Higher Education Promote Independent Learning?.

Gow, Lyn; Kember, David

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Publication Date: 1990

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Does Higher Education Promote Independent Learning?

Gow, Lyn; Kember, David

Higher Education, v19 n3 p307-22 1990

The survey of about 1,000 students at a Hong Kong University found a decrease in students' use of a deep approach to study and an increased tendency to adopt a surface approach between their first and final years. Intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation, surface demands, workload, and teaching style are given as possible explanations. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Independent Study, Interviews, Learning Processes, Lifelong Learning, Postsecondary Education, Questionnaires, Study, Surveys

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong

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