A Comparative Study of Motivation and Learning Strategies Between American and Chinese Undergraduate Engineering Students

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作者：

Fang, Ning ^{[1
]}

Zhao, Xiuli ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Utah State Univ, Dept Engn Educ, Logan, UT 84322 USA

[2] Beijing Forestry Univ, Coll Engn, Beijing, Peoples R China

来源：

2013 IEEE FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE | 2013年

关键词：

Comparative study; motivation; learning strategies; American undergraduate engineering students; Chinese undergraduate engineering students;

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中图分类号：

G40 [教育学];

学科分类号：

040101 ; 120403 ;

摘要：

This paper presents the results of a comparative study of motivation and learning strategies between American and Chinese undergraduate engineering students. A total of 109 sophomore engineering students from two American and Chinese universities responded to a Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) survey. The survey includes six motivation scales (totaling 31 items) and nine learning strategy scales (totaling 50 items). Descriptive statistics and independent sample t-tests are performed to analyze students' responses to each MSLQ scale. The results show that statistically significant differences exist in three motivation scales and six learning strategy scales between American and Chinese students surveyed. Overall, American students exceed Chinese students in motivation, but fall behind in learning strategies.

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