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Chinese Students at an English-Language University: Prediction of Academic Performance

Higher education, 1984-12, Vol.13 (6), p.657-674 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright 1984 Elsevier Science Publishers B.V. ;ISSN: 0018-1560 ;EISSN: 1573-174X ;DOI: 10.1007/BF00137018

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  • Title:
    Chinese Students at an English-Language University: Prediction of Academic Performance
  • Author: Spinks, J. A. ; Ho, D. Y. F.
  • Subjects: Academic achievement ; Coefficients ; College students ; Colleges ; Correlation coefficients ; Mathematical variables ; Mathematics ; Multiple regression ; School admission ; Universities
  • Is Part Of: Higher education, 1984-12, Vol.13 (6), p.657-674
  • Description: There is a paucity of systematic research on prediction of success at the tertiary education level for Asian students, despite the important role that universities play in Asian communities, and despite the increasing numbers of such students who are coming to the West to study. This study reviews evidence collected over the past ten to fifteen years, which relates to the issue of prediction of academic performance of Chinese students at an English-Language and Western-oriented university - the University of Hong Kong. This review is complemented by an analysis of data collected longitudinally over a five year period, using multiple regression, multiple correlation, path analysis and canonical correlation analyses. The results provide evidence of factors which are important in determining the ability of a student to adapt to the foreign cultural and language barriers that exist at this university. In particular, ability in English language and mathematics provides good and reasonably independent predictors of success. The data show the importance of considering the cultural background of students when assessing their aptitude for study, and offer information for Western universities regarding their admissions procedures for Chinese students.
  • Publisher: Elsevier Scientific Publishers
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0018-1560
    EISSN: 1573-174X
    DOI: 10.1007/BF00137018
  • Source: Alma/SFX Local Collection
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