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Revisiting the Chinese Learner
. Ed(S): Chan, Carol K. K.; Rao, Nirmala
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Hardback. This book examines teaching and learning in Chinese societies and advances understanding of the Chinese learner in changing global contexts. Key emerging themes emphasize transcending dichotomies and transforming pedagogy. Editor(s): Chan, Carol K. K.; Rao, Nirmala. Series: CERC Studies in Comparative Education. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNKC; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 711.
It is seventeen years since I first formulated ‘The paradox of the Chinese learner’ in a conference in Kathmandu, Nepal. My original formulation of the paradox was that westerners saw Chinese students as rote learning massive amounts of information in fierce exam-dominated classrooms – yet in international comparisons, students in the Confucian heritage cla- rooms greatly outperformed western students learning in ‘progressive’ western classrooms. This seeming paradox raised all sorts of questions to which many others have contributed important answers, especially that by Ference Marton on how Chinese learners construed the roles of memory and understanding in ways that were ... Read more
It is seventeen years since I first formulated ‘The paradox of the Chinese learner’ in a conference in Kathmandu, Nepal. My original formulation of the paradox was that westerners saw Chinese students as rote learning massive amounts of information in fierce exam-dominated classrooms – yet in international comparisons, students in the Confucian heritage cla- rooms greatly outperformed western students learning in ‘progressive’ western classrooms. This seeming paradox raised all sorts of questions to which many others have contributed important answers, especially that by Ference Marton on how Chinese learners construed the roles of memory and understanding in ways that were ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Series
CERC Studies in Comparative Education
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048138395
SKU
V9789048138395
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