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Direct linkHou, Yanyan; Cui, Yiran; Zhang, Danhui – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2019
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of instructional leadership on high school students' academic achievement in the Chinese context and to determine which specific instructional leadership dimensions have the most important role. The sample included 26 high schools with 26 principals and 4288 students in Shenyang, China. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Instructional Leadership, High School Students, Principals
Farley, Alan; Yang, Helen Hong – Higher Education Research and Development, 2020
This is the first study that examines the comparative validity of the Chinese National College Entrance Exam (known as Gaokao) to a Western end-of-secondary-school performance measure, Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR), as admission criteria to an Australian undergraduate degree programme. The study offers a strong warning about using just…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Admission, Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations
Download full textTao, Li – Higher Education Studies, 2014
The stories of many universities' exceptive admission during the republic period of China were widely circulated. The typical example of these universities' exceptional admission was the very product of special historical condition, which had its own characteristics, but also conforms to the general rule, so it can be cited. To select special…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Asian History, Educational History, College Admission
Wang, Guanghai; Ren, Fen; Liu, Zhijun; Xu, Guangxing; Jiang, Fan; Skora, Elizabeth; Lewin, Daniel S. – Journal of School Health, 2016
Background: Deficient sleep is linked to detrimental outcomes in health and school performance for adolescents. This study characterized sleep patterns in Chinese adolescents preparing for the College Entrance Exam (CEE) and evaluated the association between sleep patterns, self-rated academic performance, and the CEE scores. Methods: A sample of…
Descriptors: Sleep, Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Foreign Countries
Stricker, Lawrence J.; Attali, Yigal – Educational Testing Service, 2010
The principal aims of this study, a conceptual replication of an earlier investigation of the TOEFL[R] computer-based test, or TOEFL CBT, in Buenos Aires, Cairo, and Frankfurt, were to assess test takers' reported acceptance of the TOEFL Internet-based test, or TOEFL iBT[TM], and its associations with possible determinants of this acceptance and…
Descriptors: Computer Attitudes, Questionnaires, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries
Zhao, Yong – Educational Leadership, 2007
Despite a policy focus on educating the whole child, China continues to struggle with a culture of testing, placing a premium on academic knowledge to the detriment of a more well-rounded curriculum. Students are overworked, lack adequate sleep, and have little time for anything beyond school work. The Chinese Ministry of Education has enumerated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Admission Criteria, College Admission
