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Cultural differences in the perception of a social‐constructivist e‐learning environment
Author(s) -
Zhu Chang,
Valcke Martin,
Schellens Tammy
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
british journal of educational technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.79
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1467-8535
pISSN - 0007-1013
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2008.00879.x
Subject(s) - citation , library science , sociology , psychology , media studies , computer science
This article presents a research study into cultural differences in student perceptions of a social-constructivist electronic-learning environment in China and Flanders. Specifically, student attitudes about issues such as critical thinking, problem solving, peer teaching, group discussions, and their perception of an ideal learning environment are considered. The study examined 165 Chinese and 217 Flemish university freshmen at Beijing Normal University in China and Ghent University in Belgium, respectively.