Some Chinese students felt uncomfortable with case-based learning due to lack of structured instruction content¶

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q2 i? Some international students felt uncomfortable with case-based learning because of the lack of structured instruction content and absence of strictly guided instruction. → Liu 2010

Evidence¶

Liu 2010¶

Liu, X., Liu, S., Lee, S.-h., & Magjuka, R. J. (2010). Cultural Differences in Online Learning: International Student Perceptions. Educational Technology & Society, 13(3), 177-188. https://www.jstor.org/stable/jeductechsoci.13.3

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Interview finding from the discussion section of the case study. The authors link this discomfort to high uncertainty avoidance in Eastern Asian cultures and note students wanted instructors to recap key points amid information overload in online discussions.

"some of the students felt uncomfortable with the case-based learning method due to the lack of structured instruction content and the absence of strictly guided instruction."

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