Exploring Mainland Chinese and Dutch High School Students' Conceptions of Learning Technology: A Phenomenographic Analysis

Xia Wu; Jeanna S. de Haan-Topolscak; Marc J. de Vries; Bangping Ding

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Xia Wu ¹ ², Jeanna S. de Haan-Topolscak ³, Marc J. de Vries ³, Bangping Ding ¹ ^*

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¹ School of Education, Captial Normal University, Beijng, CHINA² Fangshan Teachers Training College, Fangshan, Beijng, CHINA³ Department of Science Education & Communication, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the NETHERLANDS^* Corresponding Author

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The aims of the study were to investigate high school students’ conceptions of learning technology (COLT) in mainland China and the Netherlands, and tried to explain the differences from different educational and social backgrounds. The phenomenographic method was used, interviewing 85 students from both counties. The findings of the research shows that COLT in this study is conceptualized as (1) learning knowledge, (2) learning technology skills, (3) learning technology methods and abilities, (4) using knowledge into practice, (5) doing research, and (6) preparing the exams and getting the credits. There are only a few differences found in the kinds of COLT between Chinese and Dutch students, and reasons behind them are explored.

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high school students
conceptions of learning technology
phenomenography
the Netherlands
mainland China

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, 2020, Volume 16, Issue 9, Article No: em1878

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Wu, X., de Haan-Topolscak, J. S., de Vries, M. J., & Ding, B. (2020). Exploring Mainland Chinese and Dutch High School Students' Conceptions of Learning Technology: A Phenomenographic Analysis. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 16(9), em1878. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/8389

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Wu X, de Haan-Topolscak JS, de Vries MJ, Ding B. Exploring Mainland Chinese and Dutch High School Students' Conceptions of Learning Technology: A Phenomenographic Analysis. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2020;16(9):em1878. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/8389

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Wu X, de Haan-Topolscak JS, de Vries MJ, Ding B. Exploring Mainland Chinese and Dutch High School Students' Conceptions of Learning Technology: A Phenomenographic Analysis. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2020;16(9), em1878. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/8389

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Wu, Xia, Jeanna S. de Haan-Topolscak, Marc J. de Vries, and Bangping Ding. "Exploring Mainland Chinese and Dutch High School Students' Conceptions of Learning Technology: A Phenomenographic Analysis". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2020 16 no. 9 (2020): em1878. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/8389

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Wu, X., de Haan-Topolscak, J. S., de Vries, M. J., and Ding, B. (2020). Exploring Mainland Chinese and Dutch High School Students' Conceptions of Learning Technology: A Phenomenographic Analysis. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 16(9), em1878. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/8389

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Wu, Xia et al. "Exploring Mainland Chinese and Dutch High School Students' Conceptions of Learning Technology: A Phenomenographic Analysis". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 16, no. 9, 2020, em1878. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/8389