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Direct linkKember, David; Hong, Celina; Yau, Vickie; Ho, Amaly – European Journal of Higher Education, 2014
This study examined the pace and degree of adaptation of study behaviour and personal epistemological beliefs between school and university through interviews with 110 final-year university students. The study took place in Hong Kong, where the highly competitive school system encourages remembering modelling answers for the public examinations;…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disciplines, Epistemology, College Seniors, Study Habits
Yan, Louisa; Kember, David – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2004
This study examines the out-of-class learning activities undertaken, at the students' volition, by groups of students. Data were gathered through 57 individual and 15 focus group interviews with university students in Hong Kong. Group activities reported included: copying, sharing material, consulting peers, consulting teachers, studying and…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, College Students, Group Activities, Extracurricular Activities
Peer reviewedKember, David; Gow, Lyn – Studies in Higher Education, 1991
This article questions the stereotyped picture of the Asian university student as relying heavily on rote learning. A survey comparing Hong Kong students (n=2,143) with Australian norms found similar study processes in the two groups, suggesting that tendencies toward reproductive study approaches may be a function of teaching practices rather…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries
