The Chinese learner : cultural, psychological, and contextual influences / edited by David A. Watkins and John B. Biggs.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Setting the scence -- 1.Learning theories and approaches to research: a cross-cultural perspective. David Watkins -- 2.The cultrual context for Chinese learners: conceptions of learning in the Confucian tradition. Lee Wing On -- Perspectives on the paradox of the Chinese learner -- 3.Western misperceptions of the Confucian-heritage learning culture. John Biggs -- 4.Memorizing and understanding: the keys to the paradox? Ference Marton, Gloria Dall\'Alba and Tse Lai Kun -- 5.Accepting personal responsibility for learning. Farideh Salili -- 6.Hong Kong secondary school learners: a developmental perspective. David Watkins -- Coping the wth context of learning -- 7.Coping with second language texts: the devleopment of lexically-based reading strategies. Robert Keith Johnson and Agnes Yau So Ngor -- 8.Studying in a second language: the experiences of Chinese students in Canada. John R. Kirby, Rosamund A.Woodhouse and Yamin Ma -- 9.How Hong Kong students cope with assessment. Catherine Tang and John Biggs -- 10.Collaborative learning: the latent dimension in Chinese students\' learning. Catherine Tang -- 11.Chinese students at an Australian university: adaptability and continuity. Simone Volet and Peter Renshaw -- 12.Peer tutoring and learning outcomes. Sam Winter -- 13.Improving student learnning through action research into teaching. Lyn Gow, David Kember and Jan McKay -- Overview. 14.The Chinese learner in retrospect. John Biggs and David Watkins.