Learning Environment Perceptions of European University Students |
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Authors: | Wierstra Ronny FA Kanselaar Gellof van der Linden Jos L Lodeewijks Hans GLC |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Educational Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | This article describes a study of the experiences of 610 Dutch students and 241 European students who studied at least three months abroad within the framework of an international exchange program. The Dutch students went to a university in another European country and the foreign students went to a Dutch university. Using a new questionnaire called the Inventory of Perceived Study Environment (IPSE), students, perceptions of eight characteristics of the university learning environment were measured concerning the home university, the host university and the ideal learning environment. With this instrument, the learning environment can be described in terms analogous to the learning strategies performed. Large differences were found between the different countries in university learning environments, but students from different countries had strikingly similar opinions concerning their desired learning environment. There was a strong preference for activating instruction with a low threshold in teacher-student interaction and more room for student alternatives. |
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Keywords: | higher education instructional preferences learning environment questionaire development student exchange teaching style |
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