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Article: Are learning approaches and thinking styles related? A study in two Chinese populations
Title | Are learning approaches and thinking styles related? A study in two Chinese populations |
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Issue Date | 2000 |
Publisher | Heldref Publications. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.heldref.org/jp.php |
Citation | The Journal of Psychology, 2000, v. 134 n. 5, p. 469-489 How to Cite? |
Abstract | This article presents the results of an investigation of the construct validity of J. B. Biggs's (1987) theory of learning approaches and of R. J. Sternberg's (1988) theory of thinking styles in two Chinese populations. The study is also an examination of the nature of the relations between the two theories. University students from Hong Kong (n = 854) and from Nanjing, mainland China (n = 215), completed the Study Process Questionnaire (J. B. Biggs, 1992) and the Thinking Styles Inventory (R. J. Sternberg & R. K. Wagner, 1992). Results indicated that both inventories were reliable and valid for assessing the constructs underlying their respective theories among both Hong Kong and Nanjing university students. Results also showed that the learning approaches and thinking styles are related in the hypothesized ways: The surface approach was hypothesized to be positively and significantly correlated with styles associated with less complexity, and negatively and significantly correlated with the legislative, judicial, liberal, and hierarchical styles. The deep approach was hypothesized to be positively and significantly correlated with styles associated with more complexity, and negatively and significantly correlated with the executive, conservative, local, and monarchic styles. Implications of these relations are discussed. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/175361 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 2.2 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.791 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Zhang, LF | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Sternberg, RJ | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-11-26T08:58:32Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2012-11-26T08:58:32Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2000 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | The Journal of Psychology, 2000, v. 134 n. 5, p. 469-489 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0022-3980 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/175361 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This article presents the results of an investigation of the construct validity of J. B. Biggs's (1987) theory of learning approaches and of R. J. Sternberg's (1988) theory of thinking styles in two Chinese populations. The study is also an examination of the nature of the relations between the two theories. University students from Hong Kong (n = 854) and from Nanjing, mainland China (n = 215), completed the Study Process Questionnaire (J. B. Biggs, 1992) and the Thinking Styles Inventory (R. J. Sternberg & R. K. Wagner, 1992). Results indicated that both inventories were reliable and valid for assessing the constructs underlying their respective theories among both Hong Kong and Nanjing university students. Results also showed that the learning approaches and thinking styles are related in the hypothesized ways: The surface approach was hypothesized to be positively and significantly correlated with styles associated with less complexity, and negatively and significantly correlated with the legislative, judicial, liberal, and hierarchical styles. The deep approach was hypothesized to be positively and significantly correlated with styles associated with more complexity, and negatively and significantly correlated with the executive, conservative, local, and monarchic styles. Implications of these relations are discussed. | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Heldref Publications. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.heldref.org/jp.php | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | The Journal of psychology | en_US |
dc.rights | Reproduced with permission from Heldref Publications. Copyright © 2000. All rights reserved. | - |
dc.subject.mesh | Adult | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | China | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Cognition - Physiology | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Culture | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Female | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Learning - Physiology | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Male | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Middle Aged | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Psychological Theory | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Questionnaires | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Reproducibility Of Results | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Thinking - Physiology | en_US |
dc.title | Are learning approaches and thinking styles related? A study in two Chinese populations | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Zhang, LF: lfzhang@hkucc.hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Zhang, LF=rp00988 | en_US |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/00223980009598230 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 11034129 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-0039923156 | en_US |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 59199 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 134 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 5 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 469 | en_US |
dc.identifier.epage | 489 | en_US |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000089704800001 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United States | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Zhang, LF=15039838600 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Sternberg, RJ=7102020106 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0022-3980 | - |