ACCULTURATION AS PART OF INDUCTIONEDUCATIONAL STYLE DIFFERENCES

Drs. Corrie Huijs

Programme CoordinatorInternational Business Administration

1. To identify differences between - education at the University of Twente - education students were used to - education their fellow participants were

used to

2. To help students to adapt more easily to education at the UT

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AIMS OF OUR ACCULTURATION WORKSHOP

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The way the lecturers teach

The way students are expected to learn

The way students will be assessed

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EDUCATIONAL STYLE

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7 apects of educational style *:• Relation lecture-student• Interaction in class• Relation student-student• Regulation of the learning process• Aim of learning• Use of resources and media• Assessment and grading

Knowledge of educational style helpful in adaptation!

*G.T.M. ten Dam - NUFFIC. (2011). PREPARING STUDENTS FOR DIFFERENCES IN EDUCATIONAL STYLE'Corrie Huijs 4

7 ASPECTS OF EDUCTIONAL STYLE

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Students: 44 % Dutch 46 % German 10 % Rest of the World

Acculturation as part of

(optional) Welcome week

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SITUATIONIBA \ UT \ NETHERLANDS

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Introduction: Cases to challenge discussion about differences in

educational style Introduction of 7 aspects of educational style.

Groupwork: identifying educational style Hand-out with questionnaire (Nuffic) Results: compare and discuss

Problems and difficulties expected Analyze and discussion

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PROGRAMME WORKSHOP

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Awareness of differences in Educational Style helps students in adaptation and groupwork. More attention for added value of differences

and benefits to get out of it.Workshop on first day of study year instead of

in (optional) welcome week. International students often arive late. More opportunities to build on it later when every

student has participated.

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CONCLUSIONS, IMPROVEMENTS AND EXPERIENCES

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QUESTIONS?

WELCOME TO DISCUSS BEST PRACTICES, SUGGESTIONS AND EXPERIENCES

AROUND POSTER

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CASE EXAMPLE

PROBLEM

Two students from Asia say ‘The teacher

doesn’t know her business. She keeps asking

us for information!’

Grade Meaning10 Outstanding *9 Very good *8 Good7 More than satisfactory6 Satisfactory5 Almost satisfactory4 Unsatisfactory3 Very unsatisfactory *2 Poor *1* Very poor *

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DUTCH GRADING

* The grades 1-3 are hardly ever awarded and 9 and 10 are very rare.EFYE 2014

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PROBLEMS OFTEN MENTIONED

Missing family and friends Heavy study load Weather/climate conditions Language of yourself and/or others Looking after yourself Fear of failure

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