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Goal Orientations and Achievement among Chinese Gifted Students in Hong Kong
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Chan, David W. – High Ability Studies, 2008
This study examined four goal orientations and their relationships to achievement among 1041 Chinese gifted students in Hong Kong. These students endorsed learning and social goals over performance-approach and performance-avoidance goals. The endorsement of learning goals emerged consistently as the significant predictor predicting achievement in…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Goal Orientation, Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement
Developing the Creative Leadership Training Program for Gifted and Talented Students in Hong Kong.
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Chan, David W. – Roeper Review, 2000
The development of gifted education in Hong Kong and the rationale for leadership training for gifted and talented students are briefly described. Core components of the Creative Leadership Training Program at the Chinese University of Hong Kong are highlighted. Following training, students engage in school-based peer tutoring and peer counseling.…
Descriptors: Creativity, Foreign Countries, Gifted, Higher Education
Assessing Leadership among Chinese Secondary Students in Hong Kong: The Use of the Roets Rating Scale for Leadership.
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Chan, David W. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2000
The leadership characteristics of 163 gifted Chinese secondary students in Hong Kong were assessed with the use of the Roets Rating Scale for Leadership (RRSL). Higher self-ratings were found for characteristics related to aspiring to leadership and achievement, openness to novel experiences and different perspectives, and high energy level than…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Rating Scales, Foreign Countries, Gifted
University-School Collaboration and Needs Assessment in the Training of Student Leadership and Peer Support in Hong Kong.
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Chan, David W. – Roeper Review, 2000
A study assessed the needs of 170 Hong Kong secondary schools for leadership training of students in different domains of school activities and their endorsement of university-school collaboration in these activities. Schools were in need of student leaders in different student activities, especially in those less related to academic concerns.…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Extracurricular Activities, Foreign Countries, Gifted