Do Students' Motives in Learning A Subject Affect Their Choice of Learning Strategies?

Year: 1989

Author: Cheong, Agnes Chang Shook

Type of paper: Abstract refereed

Abstract:
The present study attempts to find out
a. the dominant approach used by secondary students in learning different academic subjects (English, Chinese, Mathematics and Science);
b. the motive-strategy congruence in the learning of different academic subjects (English, Chinese, Mathematics and Science) in Grades 8, 10 and 12;
c. the different learning approaches employed by the better (Express) and weak (Normal) students.

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