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Zhang, Lili; Karabenick, Stuart A.; Maruno, Shun'ichi; Lauermann, Fani – Learning and Instruction, 2011
Students (N=302) in Chinese elementary schools were assessed regarding their academic delay of gratification (ADOG) and reported the time they devoted to non-school study and playtime during an extended interval prior to taking a high-stakes final exam. Students high compared those low in ADOG were more likely to spend time studying and less time…
Descriptors: Delay of Gratification, Time Management, Learning Strategies, Student Motivation
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Rui, Tao; Chew, Phyllis Ghim-Lian – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2013
This paper provides a snapshot of the manner in which English as a foreign language is taught in an elementary school in Helan County, China, in the nation's first decade of sweeping nation-wide educational reforms where English was first introduced as an official subject in 2001 and then as a compulsory subject in 2004. To cope with large classes…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary School Students, Second Language Learning, Language Usage
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Cheung, Cecilia S.-S.; Pomerantz, Eva M.; Dong, Wei – Child Development, 2013
The role of adolescents' disclosure to their parents in their academic adjustment was examined in a study of 825 American and Chinese adolescents (mean age = 12.73 years). Four times over the seventh and eighth grades, adolescents reported on their spontaneous disclosure of everyday activities to their parents, the quality of their relationships…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Parent Child Relationship, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Foreign Countries
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Zhao, Dacheng; Singh, Michael – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2011
International comparative studies and cross-cultural studies of mathematics achievement indicate that Chinese students (whether living in or outside China) consistently outperform their Western counterparts. This study shows that the gap between Chinese-Australian and other Australian students is best explained by differences in motivation to…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematics Achievement, Learning Motivation, Foreign Countries
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Zepke, Nick; Leach, Linda – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2010
Since the 1980s an extensive research literature has investigated how to improve student success in higher education focusing on student outcomes such as retention, completion and employability. A parallel research programme has focused on how students engage with their studies and what they, institutions and educators can do to enhance their…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Citizenship, Academic Achievement, Teacher Student Relationship
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Knell, Ellen; Chi, Yanping – International Education, 2012
Early English immersion in China has been studied from many angles, but no research to date has investigated affective variables, which may have a profound relevance to successful English acquisition. The present study examines the roles of motivation, attitudes towards learning English, willingness to communicate, perceived competence, language…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Anxiety, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
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Cheng, Bo; Wang, Minhong; Moormann, Jurgen; Olaniran, Bolanle A.; Chen, Nian-Shing – Computers & Education, 2012
Workplace learning is an important means of employees' continuous learning and professional development. E-learning is being recognized as an important supportive practice for learning at work. Current research on the success factors of e-learning in the workplace has emphasized on employees' characteristics, technological attributes, and training…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Workplace Learning
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Liu, Meihua; Cai, Wei – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2013
The study reported in the present paper focused on the expectations of and concerns about the impending semester-long study abroad of students from a prestigious Chinese university. Data were collected via questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Analyses of 33 questionnaires and 15 semi-structured interviews yielded the following main…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Case Studies, Expectation, Questionnaires
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Peng, Jian-E. – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2012
This article reports on a multiple-case study designed to investigate factors influencing willingness to communicate (WTC) in the English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom in China. Four university students participated in this study; data were collected through semi-structured interviews, learning journals recorded by the students, and…
Descriptors: Semi Structured Interviews, Foreign Countries, Classroom Environment, English (Second Language)
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Simonson, Michael, Ed.; Seepersaud, Deborah, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2021
For the forty-fourth time, the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented online and onsite during the annual AECT Convention. Volume 1 contains papers dealing primarily with research and development topics. Papers dealing with…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Feedback (Response), Course Evaluation
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He, Yunke; Banham, Heather – Journal of International Education Research, 2011
As the focus on international education has changed from international aid to international trade, competition for internationally mobile students has increased. The motivational factors influencing the education destination decision for students from China is of particular significance to destination countries and their educational institutions.…
Descriptors: International Education, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
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Chen, Chen; Zhang, Li-Fang – Educational Psychology, 2011
Temperament and personality have been presumed to affect achievement goals based on the hierarchical model of achievement motivation. This research investigated the relationships of temperament dimensions and the Big Five personality traits to achievement goals based on the 2 x 2 achievement goal framework among 775 Chinese adolescent students.…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Achievement Need, Student Motivation, Personality
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Bao, Xue-Hua; Lam, Shui-Fong – Child Development, 2008
The importance of autonomy for children's motivation in collectivistic cultures has been debated hotly. With the understanding that autonomy is not equivalent to freedom of choice, 4 studies addressed this debate by investigating how socioemotional relatedness, choice, and autonomy were related to Chinese children's motivation. Study 1 (N = 56,…
Descriptors: Freedom, Student Motivation, Personal Autonomy, Foreign Countries
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Shen, Yuh-Ling – International Journal of Educational Research, 2011
This study examines how the parental support and control affected school outcomes through conformity to parents, self-esteem, and self-efficacy in adolescence in Mainland China. The sample included 350 junior and senior high school students age ranging from 12 to 19 years, 48% of them were males. Using path model analysis, results showed that…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Social Behavior, Self Efficacy, Academic Achievement
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Hong, Eunsook; Peng, Yun; Rowell, Lonnie L. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2009
The study examined differences in students' reported homework value, motivation, and metacognitive strategy use during homework completion among two grades, gender, and three achievement levels. Differences among six homework self-regulation constructs (utility value, intrinsic value, effort, persistence, planning, and self-checking) were also…
Descriptors: Homework, Achievement, Student Motivation, Foreign Countries
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