America and China: Cultural differences in online learning motivation

There are learning motivation differences among students from different countries. And differences between American and Korean online learners were identified. This study was to identify whether American and Chinese online learners' motivation differed and what were the learner characteristics that affected the motivation of online learners. This study was conducted in May-June, 2005, West Virginia University, the United States of America, and Fudan University, China. Findings revealed that there was a significant difference in learning motivation between the U.S. and Chinese online learners. And there were some learner characteristics affected the learning motivation of online learners as well, such as gender and employment status. Future research could explore the scope of cultural contexts on a more multi-leveled area.

Name thesis:degree_name

MA

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Learning Sciences and Human Development

Year dc:date.available

2005

Author dc:creator

• Mei, Zongxiang

Contributors dc:contributor

• Floyd L. Stead.
• Daniel Hursh
• Neal Shambaugh

• Educational psychology
• Educational technology

Identifier

https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/829

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:researchrepository.wvu.edu:etd-1832