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Li, Jin – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2002
Used prototype methods of cognitive science to collect free associations of learning-related words and phrases from Chinese and American college seniors. Found that both cultures had a large set of conceptions about learning but that there was little overlap between the models of learning. Most striking was the near absence of references to hard…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences