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Enhancing Chinese students’ learning in an Australian 2+2 undergraduate engineering program

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posted on 2023-05-19, 21:36 authored by Peter DoePeter Doe, Sarah LydenSarah Lyden, Jaikaran-Doe, S, Xiaolin WangXiaolin Wang
Undergraduate engineering units (subjects) are delivered by Australian academics at two universities in China over a three-week period. Students may choose to transfer to the Australian university to complete the final two years of the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours degree (2+2 program). The aim of this study is to determine what strategies are most effective for the Australian university academics to adopt for effective delivery of engineering units at Chinese universities. A mixed methods approach was applied to in-class feedback and student surveys. Three major themes: Language, Learning and Social were identified. These themes were further explored in a quantitative survey of Chinese students newly-arrived in Australia in 2016. Successful strategies for delivering engineering units included referring questions to discussion groups; students explaining difficult concepts to other students; writing key words on the board and flash cards. The principal concern for students before they transferred to Australia was the teaching and learning style of the Australian university academics. However, English language proficiency was the major concern for students transferred to Australia. The strategy for improving Chinese students’ engagement and learning outcomes should focus on additional support both in China and Australia.

History

Publication title

International Journal of Higher Education

Volume

7

Issue

5

Pagination

86-96

ISSN

1927-6044

Department/School

Australian Maritime College

Publisher

Sciedu Press

Place of publication

Canada

Rights statement

Copyright 2018 the authors. Licensed under Creative Commons licence https://creativecommons.org/

Repository Status

  • Open

Socio-economic Objectives

Teaching and instruction technologies; Other education and training not elsewhere classified