EjSBS - The European Journal of Social & Behavioural Sciences

The European Journal of Social & Behavioural Sciences

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Overcoming Students’ Limiting Viewpoints via Learner & Stress Mindset Teaching Interventions

Table 4: Means and standard deviations for each variable by international students and domestic students and t-tests

Variables All students n=200 International students n=130 Domestic students n=70 Group comparison (domestic vs. int’l) df =198
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD t p
International students and local students have regular opportunities to interact with one another during social campus events, clubs, committees, etc. 3.37 1.11 3.57 1.05 2.99 1.12 -3.66 ***
There are enough multicultural extracurricular learning opportunities such as day trips, workshops, programs or events. 3.12 1.08 3.43 0.95 2.54 1.09 -6.00 ***
Teachers provide opportunities for multicultural interaction and worldview perspective exchanges in class. 3.23 1.15 3.49 1.04 2.74 1.20 -4.61 ***
I collaborate regularly with students from other cultures in classroom/study-related settings. 3.64 1.27 4.07 0.93 2.84 1.42 -7.34 ***
The university provides opportunities for interaction with local companies and organisations. 3,30 1,09 3,32 1,13 3,24 1,03 -0,49 0,622
The university provides opportunities to participate in local community events and volunteer services. 3.03 0.97 3.05 1.00 2.99 0.94 -0.42 0.677
It is easy to make friends with local students. 3.03 1.29 2.70 1.23 3.63 1.17 5.18 ***
It is easy to make friends with other international students. 3.93 1.02 4.24 0.80 3.36 1.14 -6.38 ***
My overall evaluation of the quality of the opportunities for international interaction and communication in this university is good. 3.65 0.97 3.82 0.86 3.33 1.09 -3.47 ***
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