Student-centered education is feasible in different cultural contexts, but processes and outcomes are likely to differ across them¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · qualitative r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2014 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Despite cultural and contextual challenges, a student-centered approach is feasible in higher education in different cultures, as all three institutions had applied the model for over a decade. → Janneke M. Frambach 2014 q2 i? A discussion-based student-centered model poses more challenges in non-Western cultures than in a Western culture, leading to different processes and outcomes. → Janneke M. Frambach 2014 (2)

Evidence¶

Janneke M. Frambach 2014¶

Janneke M. Frambach, Erik W. Driessen, Philip Beh and Cees P.M. van der Vleuten. (2014). Quiet or questioning? Students' discussion behaviors in student-centered education across cultures. Studies in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2012.754865

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Discussion section conclusion of the qualitative comparative case study: difficulties can coexist with cross-culturally different, context-specific yet solid discussion processes in student-centered higher education.

"this study appears to demonstrate that it is quite feasible to use a student-centered approach in higher education in different cultures – a claim that is supported by the fact that the three institutions had each been applying the model for over a decade."

Janneke M. Frambach 2014 (2)¶

Janneke M. Frambach, Erik W. Driessen, Philip Beh and Cees P.M. van der Vleuten. (2014). Quiet or questioning? Students' discussion behaviors in student-centered education across cultures. Studies in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2012.754865

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Discussion section: the comparison of one Western and two non-Western cases yielded the conceptual model, and the substantial involvement of contextual factors implies such methods pose challenges in any culture, including Western ones.

"a student-centered, discussion-based educational model poses more challenges in non-Western cultures than in a Western culture, leading to different processes and outcomes in terms of students' discussion behaviors and skills."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Four cultural factors inhibit students from speaking up, asking questions and challenging others in PBL discussions, with stronger impact in non-Western schools
• Six contextual factors mediate the influence of cultural factors on discussion behaviors, either inhibiting or enhancing discussion
• Students' discussion skills increased from first to third year in all three institutions, but at different rates across cultures — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• The scope of PBL implementation shaped discussion quality: hybrid lecture-based implementation reduced uncertainty but yielded less critical discussion than full PBL — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• The assessment system determined whether an exam-directed focus inhibited or enhanced discussion behaviors — a narrower finding that bears on this claim