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Ramful, Ajay; Lowrie, Tom – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2015
This study investigated potential gender differences in a sample of 807 Year 6 Singaporean students in relation to two variables: spatial visualisation ability and cognitive style. In contrast to the general trend, overall there were no significant gender differences on spatial visualisation ability. However, gender differences were prevalent…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Spatial Ability, Visualization, Cognitive Style
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Tay, Lee Yong; Nair, Shanthi Suraj; Lim, Cher Ping – Educational Media International, 2017
This paper explores the relationship among ICT infrastructure (i.e., computing devices and Internet), one-to-one computing program and student ICT activities in school. It also looks into the differences of how ICT is being used in the teaching of English, mathematics and science at the elementary school level in relation to the availability of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Elementary School Students
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Stright, Anne Dopkins; Yeo, Kim Lian – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2014
This study examined the roles of children's perceptions of maternal parenting styles (warmth, psychological control, and behavioral control) and maternal involvement in school-focused parenting practices (home-based involvement, home-school conferencing, and school-based involvement) predicting children's school achievement and conduct in…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parenting Styles, Parent Participation, Academic Achievement
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Magid, Michael – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2014
I will describe a program that I developed to motivate grade five elementary school learners of English in Singapore to put more time and effort into learning English by enhancing their vision of their Ideal second language (L2) self and making their goals for learning English more clear and specific. The Ideal L2 self is the representation of the…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Learning Motivation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Jocz, Jennifer Ann; Zhai, Junqing; Tan, Aik Ling – International Journal of Science Education, 2014
Recent research reveals that students' interest in school science begins to decline at an early age. As this lack of interest could result in fewer individuals qualified for scientific careers and a population unprepared to engage with scientific societal issues, it is imperative to investigate ways in which interest in school science can be…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Student Interests, Science Interests, Performance Factors
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Chen, Chi Wai Jason – International Journal of Music Education, 2015
This study is to investigate the effectiveness of using mobile devices such as iPhone/iPad/android phone/tablet to facilitate mobile learning in aural skills. The application "Auralbook" was designed in 2011 by an engineer/musician to use mobile devices to learn aural skills. This application enables students to sing, record, clap and…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Handheld Devices