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THE EXAMINATION RESULTS OF ASIAN STUDENTS IN AUSTRALIA
Author(s) -
Posen Solomon
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1972.tb47084.x
Subject(s) - certificate , harassment , school certificate , selection (genetic algorithm) , birth certificate , psychology , medical education , mathematics education , sociology , demography , medicine , social psychology , algorithm , artificial intelligence , computer science , population
Private Asian students (mainly male Chinese from Malaysia and Hong Kong), while performing well at the Higher School Certificate examination, perform badly during their early university years, particularly in the first year. It is believed that this is due partly to their poor English, and partly to the selection of students on the basis of parental finances rather than academic ability. It Is also believed that, in spite of some lack of Integration, the presence of these students in Australia is beneficial to them and to Australia, provided actions which may appear as harassment are avoided.