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Davis, James P.; Du, Juan; Tang, Jia-Hui; Qiao, Lu; Liu, Yan-Qiu; Chiang, Feng-Kuang – International Journal of STEM Education, 2020
Background: Understanding cultural diversity in STEM education is important for inclusivity and teaching STEM literacy for all. We explore diversity at a micro-cultural classroom level involving students' emotional experiences and interactional practices as they engage with learning, which has received limited attention in naturalistic studies of…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Classroom Environment, Emotional Experience, Learner Engagement
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Wei, Dan; Zhang, Danhui; He, Jingwen; Bobis, Janette – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2020
According to the self-determination theory, autonomy-supportive teaching is considered an effective approach to motivate students to learn. The present study investigates the effect of students' perceived autonomy support on math achievement over time, i.e. from grades 4 to 6, using a longitudinal survey administered in Chinese elementary schools.…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Mathematics Achievement, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
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Robinette, Robby L. – i.e.: inquiry in education, 2021
As part of a mixed-methods reconnaissance action research study, I assessed the impressions teachers had of using an innovation configuration for vocabulary instruction at an English education center in China. The quantitative data strand consisted of lesson artifacts and documents. The qualitative data strand consisted of semi-structured…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Foreign Countries
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Ding, Meixia; Chen, Wei; Hassler, Ryan Scott – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2019
Linear quantity models such as pre-tapes, tape diagrams, and number line diagrams have drawn increasing attention in mathematics education around the world. However, we still know relatively little about how teachers actually use these models in the classroom. This study explores how exemplary US and Chinese elementary teachers use linear quantity…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Mathematics
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Lin, Xiao-Fan; Deng, Cailing; Hu, Qintai; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2019
Close links between students' conceptions of and approaches to learning were established in the past research. However, only a few quantitative studies investigated this relationship particularly with regard to mobile learning (m-learning). The correlation between learners' conceptions and approaches to m-learning was analysed using a partial…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Xiao, Zheying – English Language Teaching, 2022
This study applies and tests the efficacy of the flipped learning approach designed for a business English translation course in a class consisting of 26 third-year business English major students in an independent college, the Yangtze University College of Arts and Science. Because the students in independent colleges usually have weak English…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Business English, English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning
Carroll, Matthew; Constantinou, Filio – Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented disruption to education around the world. There is much to learn from this period, to better understand what happened, to provide support to those affected, and to inform future responses to disruption. This research aimed to contribute to this field by recording teachers' experiences of teaching in the…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Teaching Experience, Elementary School Teachers
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Zhang, Danhui; Bobis, Janette; Wu, Xiaolu; Cui, Yiran – Research in Science Education, 2020
Increasing student exposure to autonomy-supportive teaching approaches has been linked to enhanced student intrinsic motivation to learn. However, such approaches are rare in mainland Chinese science classrooms. An intervention-based study with quasi-experimental design and mixed methods was conducted to explore the impact of a 9-month-long…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Teaching Methods, Student Motivation, Science Instruction
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Tao, Jing; Zheng, Chunping; Lu, Zhihong; Liang, Jyh-Chong; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2020
This study investigated learners' conceptions of learning English and their online self-regulation in a web-based learning environment among. Two questionnaires, Conceptions of Learning English (COLE) and Online Self-regulation of English Learning (OSEL) were administered to 843 university students in China. Based on their different conceptions of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Self Management, Foreign Countries
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Hiscock, Claire – International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
This article outlines the results of an ongoing research project into student experiences of virtual learning platforms. The project is driven by low engagement with online courses and a perceived lack of enthusiasm for Moodle. The author hopes to develop working practices to be used across departments that put students at the centre of designing…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Integrated Learning Systems, Photography, Focus Groups
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Jiang, Juming; Tanaka, Ayumi – Educational Psychology, 2022
The present research has examined the role of autonomy support provided by support staff in higher education, specifically teaching assistants (TAs), at a university in Japan in Study 1 and political instructors (PIs), at universities in China in Study 2. Self-determination theory was used to derive a model in which autonomy support related to the…
Descriptors: Well Being, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Personal Autonomy, Undergraduate Students
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Rahimi, Muhammad; Zhang, Lawrence Jun – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2022
Exploring students' experiences with instructional approaches and learning environments is of paramount significance, as students' experiences influence their engagement and achievements. To this end, 148 students' experiences with an "engaging process-genre" approach to research writing were explored to document their engagement with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Hoang, Nhi; Holopainen, Leena; Siekkinen, Martti – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2018
This study investigated the quality of teacher--child interaction and its effects on children's classroom engagement and disaffection in Vietnamese kindergartens. The quality of teacher-child interaction was measured using the Classroom Assessment Scoring System. Children's classroom engagement and disaffection were assessed by Engagement versus…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Student Relationship, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers
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Bao, Zhenzhou; Chen, Chuansheng; Zhang, Wei; Jiang, Yanping; Zhu, Jianjun; Lai, Xuefen – Journal of School Health, 2018
Background: Although previous research indicates an association between school connectedness and adolescents' sleep quality, its causal direction has not been determined. This study used a 2-wave cross-lagged panel analysis to explore the likely causal direction between these 2 constructs. Methods: Participants were 888 Chinese adolescents (43.80%…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Sleep, Student School Relationship
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Tan, Lihua; Wei, Bing; Cui, Tianxue – International Journal of Science Education, 2023
Based on self-determination theory and achievement goal theory, this study provided a serial multiple mediation model that examined how students' perceptions of teacher autonomy support (PTAS) relate to different achievement motivations (mastery and performance-approach goals), and further associate with students' intellectual risk-taking (IRT)…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Risk, Learner Engagement, Self Determination
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