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internal students) don not mind being asked questions in class. 44.9% of localstudents and 42.5% international students like the lecturers to ask questions withclear answers, while 24.2% of local and 28.2% of international students hopelecturers do not ask too many questions in the class.Question III. 7. What are you most concerned about when evaluating a subject?Table 32 (Question III.7) Most concerned about when evaluating a subjectWhat are youmostconcernedabout whenevaluating asubjectintroduceconceptsclearlyCountStudent category TotalAustralian International Australia132 221 353Percentage 34.5% 34.6% 34.6%assessed well Count 83 105 188Percentage 21.7% 16.5% 18.4%applying jobs Count 86 214 300Percentage 22.5% 33.5% 29.4%Counteasy tounderstand55 72 127Percentage 14.4% 11.3% 12.4%easy to pass Count 27 26 53Percentage 7.0% 4.1% 5.2%Total Count 383 638 1021Percentage 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%Table 32 shows that more than one third of both Australian and internationalstudents agree on introducing concepts in classes clearly. More local students areconcerned with assessments (21.7% vs. 16.5%), while more international studentsconcern how knowledge learnt can help in applying for jobs (33.5% vs. 22.5%)Question III. 8. In general, do you preferTable 33 (Question III.8) General preference for teaching approachIngeneral,do youpreferteacher centredCountStudent category TotalAustralian International Australia205 314 519Percentage 53.4% 49.3% 50.8%student centred Count 135 227 362Percentage 35.2% 35.6% 35.5%Counttext-bookcentred33 56 89Percentage 8.6% 8.8% 8.7%other Count 11 40 51Percentage 2.9% 6.3% 5.0%Total Count 384 637 1021Percentage 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%31