Three of the following are true statements about cultural differences in metacognition and learning strategies. Which statement is false?
a. In comparison with Western schools, Asian schools are more likely to communicate to students that successful learning involves hard work and persistence.
b. School children in mainstream Western societies are expected to memorize things word for word more frequently than is true for children in other cultures.
c. For some people in China, school learning is a moral as well as academic enterprise: It enables a person to contribute to his or her society.
d. Students in the United States are more likely to challenge the teacher than are students in the Far East.
b
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