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Tang, Xiaowei; Shao, Faxian – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2014
Group preparation for teaching contest, or lesson polishing, is a teacher professional development activity unique to China. Through participant observation and discourse analysis of a typical case, this study explores how a science lesson evolved through lesson-polishing process and how such process influenced individual learning and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Science Teachers, Faculty Development
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Zhang, Wei; Niu, Weihua – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2013
This study examined a total of 140 elderly Chinese from China and the United States to investigate the relationship between attitude toward aging, daily activities, general health, education, and other demographics and rated creativity as measured by collage making and storytelling. The result of this study shows that creativity declines with age.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Creativity, Retirement
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Zhao, Decheng; Zhu, Fujian; Liu, Jun – Chinese Education and Society, 2008
We adopted the method of classroom observation and carried out research on five elementary school teachers in western China's rural areas who have shown enormous transformation after receiving training on participatory teaching to investigate the strengths and weaknesses in teachers' practice of participatory teaching. Results indicate that (a)…
Descriptors: Group Activities, Student Participation, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries