Discuss Differences in Academic Performance Among American, Chinese, and Japanese

question 98

Essay

Discuss differences in academic performance among American, Chinese, and Japanese students. How do their cultural views, teachers, and education systems differ and how do those differences contribute to differences in academic performance?

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Definitions:

Kohlberg's Moral Reasoning

A developmental theory proposing that an individual's ability to judge right from wrong evolves through a series of stages.

Preconventional

A stage in moral development, according to Kohlberg, where moral reasoning is based on rewards and punishments.

Premature

Occurring or done before the usual or proper time; too early.

Incubator

A device providing controlled environmental conditions for the care and growth of premature babies or the cultivation of microbiological cultures.