Teaching the Chinese Learner: Psychological and Pedagogical Perspectives

By D. Watkins, J. Biggs. 2001

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NESB and ESB students' attitudes and perceptions of plagiarism (2006, background): “…with western academic traditions and norms of behaviour (Pennycook, 1996; Ninnes et al. 1999; Introna et al. 2003; Handa & Power, 2005), or there may be preconceptions applied by teachers that fail to appreciate the techniques being applied by their students (Watkins and Biggs, 1996; 2001).”
PISA and high-performing education systems: explaining Singapore’s education success (2016, background): “…that high-quality teaching and learning (characterised by purposeful activities, high enthusiasm and enjoyment in both teachers and students, and a high level of challenge to student thinking) indeed exist in Asian classrooms (e.g. Chan and Nirmala 2010; Takayama 2011; Watkins and Biggs 2001).”
Academic Expectations, Belief of Ability, and Involvement by Parents as Predictors of Child Achievement: A cross‐cultural comparison (2007, background): “Although culture in Hong Kong has been more appropriately described as neo-Confucian (Lee, 1996), this heritage still maintains beliefs such as “no pain, no gain,” “scolding builds character,” and “failure is the result of laziness” (Watkins & Biggs, 2001, p. 2).”
Teacher and student intrinsic motivation in project-based learning (2009, background): “Watkins and Biggs (2001) have poignantly commented that many innovations imported from overseas to Hong Kong are like organ transplants that are rejected.”
Changing Places: A Study of Chinese Students in the UK (2008, background): “The phrase ‘the Chinese learner’ (Watkins and Biggs, 1996; Watkins and Biggs, 2001) carries the implication that this group of learners is homogeneous, and that their needs for and responses to education (and life) are totally culturally determined.”
School support and teacher motivation to implement project-based learning (2010, background): “Watkins and Biggs (2001) have poignantly commented that many innovations imported from the West to Hong Kong are like organ transplants that are rejected.”