Cross-country meta-analysis: meaning-directed, reproduction-directed and undirected patterns are universal, while application-directed, passive-idealistic and passive-motivational patterns are context-specific¶

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q2 i? A meta-analysis comparing factor analyses across eight samples from eight countries on three continents found meaning-directed, reproduction-directed and undirected patterns emerged in most studies. → Jan D. Vermunt & Vincent Donche 2017 q2 i? The degree to which learning strategies are connected with conceptions and orientations differs between countries, and the typical 'Asian' student does not seem to exist. → Jan D. Vermunt & Vincent Donche 2017 (2)

Evidence¶

Jan D. Vermunt & Vincent Donche 2017¶

Jan D. Vermunt & Vincent Donche. (2017). A Learning Patterns Perspective on Student Learning in Higher Education: State of the Art and Moving Forward. Educ Psychol Rev 29:269–299. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-017-9414-6

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Vermunt et al. (2014) meta-analysis compared factor analyses of ILS scores across eight samples from Hong Kong, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Spain, Venezuela, Columbia, Mexico and the Netherlands; three context-specific patterns (application-directed, passive-idealistic, passive-motivational) also appeared.

"In most studies, a meaning-directed, a reproduction-directed, and an undirected pattern emerged, although these looked somewhat differently in different countries"

Jan D. Vermunt & Vincent Donche 2017 (2)¶

Jan D. Vermunt & Vincent Donche. (2017). A Learning Patterns Perspective on Student Learning in Higher Education: State of the Art and Moving Forward. Educ Psychol Rev 29:269–299. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-017-9414-6

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The review reports that differences in underlying dimensions between countries from the same continent were often larger than differences between continents; Marambe et al. (2012) found no support for the stereotype 'Asian learner' or an Asian propensity for rote learning.

"Again, the typical 'Asian', 'European',o r 'Latin-American'student does not seem to exist"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Meaning-directed learning is positively related to academic performance while undirected learning is consistently negatively related — related
• Learning patterns relate to contextual factors including teaching strategies, perceptions of the learning environment, and discipline — related
• Four learning patterns (meaning-, reproduction-, application-, and undirected) form a replicable factor structure in first-year higher education students — related
• Meaning-directed learning relates positively, and reproduction- and undirected learning negatively, to study achievement indicators — related