Date of Award
Summer 8-2013
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Center for Science and Math Education
School
Center for Science and Math Education
Committee Chair
Sherry Herron
Committee Chair Department
Center for Science and Math Education
Abstract
Asian Americans have been recognized as the model minority in the United States since the 1960s. Students from Asian countries are winning in international competitions, especially in science and mathematics. Modern Western scholars working within the constructivist learning theory advocate malleable intelligence and effort, which actually corresponds to Asian learning beliefs and learning behaviors. This research is designed to test if American high school students and Chinese students from the mainland of China who are motivated to attend American universities are different in their learning beliefs of physical science and what accounts for the difference if there is any.
Copyright
2013, Xiaolan Li
Recommended Citation
Li, Xiaolan, "The Effect of Asian Origin, Culture and Learning Beliefs on High School Students' Physical Science Learning Beliefs" (2013). Dissertations. 191.
https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/191